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Featured Resources Biodiversity and Pest Management in Agroecosystems Completely updated for 2004, this new edition examines methods for making agricultural systems less susceptible to insect pests. Containing new findings and reports of strategies, Biodiversity and Pest Management in Agroecosystems, Second Edition will show you how pests can be managed by enhancing beneficial biodiversity using agroecological diversification methods.photo source  Molecular Methods in Ecology The incorporation of molecular methods in ecological research has added an exciting new dimension to conventional studies and has thus opened windows into previously intractable areas of research, at the interface between ecology and genetics.photo source Featured Organizations Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems CASFS The mission of the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (the Center) is to research, develop, and advance sustainable food and agricultural systems that are environmentally sound, economically viable, socially responsible, nonexploitative, and that serve as a foundation for future generations.
photo source Community Agroecology Network CAN is a U.S.-based non-profit organization with a mission to develop a network of rural communities and consumers that work together to support self-sufficiency and sustainable farming practices. After visiting several Latin American farming communities facing similar challenges, the founders, Steve Gliessman and Robbie Jaffe, initiated CAN in 2001, to link these communities in a grassroots effort to connect producers and consumers. photo source Did You Know?Drip irrigation delivers water directly to the plant through a system of plastic tubes with minimal water loss. Drip systems are often associated with the capital-intensive, commercial farms of more wealthy farmers, but these systems are unaffordable for smallholders and not available in sizes suitable for small plots. Since 1995, however, International Development Enterprises has been developing a variety of low-cost drip irrigation kits that operate under as little as 1 to 2 m of water pressure, can be customized, and can be used in the production of fruit, vegetables, maize, wheat, and cotton. Crops irrigated by drip systems show water savings of up to 50%, suppressed weed growth, and higher yields, resulting in saved labor and energy costs. See the WiserEarth page for IDE: Drip Irrigation, or visit the IDE website to learn more. |
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Quote"As irrigations lead WATER where they want, as archers make their arrows straight, as carpenters carve wood, the wise shape their minds."
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