peer reviewed / Alternative farming systems have developed since the beginning of industrial agriculture. Organic, biodynamic, conservation farming, agroecology and permaculture, all share a grounding in ecological concepts and a belief that farmers should work with nature rather than damage it. As ecology-based agricultures rely greatly on soil or...
The results of the research related to the transformation of organic waste of different nature, through biodigester bales, are presented below.5 bales of approximately 1m3 were assembled with the following waste types: No0 (plant material), No1 (plant material+composting inoculum), No2 (plant material+Genesis®), No3 (plant material+goat manure), an...
In many low- and middle-income countries, sewage sludge generated from wastewater treatment systems has potential environmental and health hazards. To tackle this challenge, there is a need for innovative options given the increasing concerns and policies restricting sewage sludge dumping in landfills and elsewhere, and a growing awareness about th...
Published in Frontiers in Agronomy
Faced with the challenges of extreme climatic events and increasing food demand, cowpea farming offers a viable option for generating grains and foliage while aiding soil preservation. This research aimed to evaluate the impact of diverse organic fertilizers and plastic mulches on cowpea yields and soil macrofauna. A completely randomized block des...
Published in Frontiers in Plant Science
V poskusu, ki je potekal od marca 2022 do maja 2023, smo na Laboratorijskem polju Biotehniške fakultete proučili razlike med foliarno gnojenimi in negnojenimi rastlinami šalotke. Pri poskusu smo uporabili 3 sorte: 'Red Sun', 'Jermor' in 'Longor', ki so se ponovile v 5 ponovitvah. Vsaka ponovitev je predstavljala 24 sadilnih mest. V 2-3 tedenskih ra...
Paper presented at the Annual International Conference on Research in Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development (Tropentag) on Competing Pathways for Equitable Food Systems Transformation: Trade-Offs and Synergies, Berlin, Germany, 20-22 September 2023 / In April 2021, the Sri Lankan Government banned i...
An R project to compile and analyse an excel based meta-dataset of nature based solution outcomes. The meta-dataset was produced in 2023 for a rapid assessment of the economic implications of adopting field-scale NbS practices in non-high income countries. Central to our research approach was an emphasis on profit, moving away from the often-cited ...
Processing biomass from different waste streams into marketable products such as organic fertilizer and bio-energy is increasingly realized through public-private partnerships (PPPs). In developing countries, the private sector can be expected to contribute technical skills, organizational capabilities and marketing expertise, and leverage capital ...
