Sökning: onr:"swepub:oai:lup.lub.lu.se:f2655177-b639-49d2-abcf-bc7ae483d45a" >
The role of organic...
The role of organic fertilizers in transition to sustainable agriculture in the MENA region
-
- Avery, Helen (författare)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC),Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten,Mellanösternstudier,Centrum för Mellanösternstudier (CMES),Samhällsvetenskapliga institutioner och centrumbildningar,Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten,Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC),Faculty of Science,Middle Eastern Studies,Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES),Departments of Administrative, Economic and Social Sciences,Faculty of Social Sciences
-
Turan, Metin (redaktör/utgivare)
-
Yildirim, Ertan (redaktör/utgivare)
-
(creator_code:org_t)
- 1
- 2022-07-06
- 2022
- Engelska.
-
Ingår i: New Generation of Organic Fertilizers. - : IntechOpen. - 9781839692130 - 9781839692123 - 9781839699382
- Relaterad länk:
-
http://dx.doi.org/10... (free)
-
visa fler...
-
https://mts.intechop...
-
https://lup.lub.lu.s...
-
https://doi.org/10.5...
-
visa färre...
Abstract
Ämnesord
Stäng
- Organic fertilizers can serve as an element of transitions to sustainable low-input agriculture in semi-arid regions of the MENA region. They play a key role in supporting soil biota and soil fertility. Yield improvements, availability and relatively low costs make organic fertilizers an attractive alternative for farmers. In semi-arid regions, important considerations are improved soil quality, which in turn affects soil water retention, while better root development helps crops resist heat and water stress. Organic fertilizers thus support climate adaptation and regional food security. Soil quality is crucial for carbon sequestration, at the same time that increased nutrient retention reduces impacts of agricultural runoff on groundwater and water bodies. Factors that impede the generalised use of organic fertilizers include lack of expertise, subsidy structures, constraints of the wider food and agricultural systems, and difficulties in transitioning from conventional agriculture. Such obstacles are aggravated in countries affected by security issues, financial volatility, or restrictions in access to market. Against the background of both general and local constraints, the chapter examines possible pathways to benefit from organic fertilizers, in particular synergies with other sustainable agricultural practices, as well as improved access to expertise.
Ämnesord
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Earth and Related Environmental Sciences (hsv//eng)
- LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER -- Bioteknologi med applikationer på växter och djur -- Genetik och förädling inom lantbruksvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES -- Agricultural Biotechnology -- Genetics and Breeding in Agricultural Sciences (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- organic fertilizers
- sustainable agriculture
- transition pathways
- smallholder farmers
- semi-arid regions
- low-input agriculture
- soil health
- soil carbon
- GHG emissions
- conservation agriculture
- water management
- climate adaptation and mitigation
Publikations- och innehållstyp
- kap (ämneskategori)
- ref (ämneskategori)
Hitta via bibliotek
Till lärosätets databas