Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 52

Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 52

Eric Lichtfouse

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Springer Nature B.V.
Año de edición:
2021
Materia
Agricultura y explotación agropecuaria
ISBN:
9783030732462
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This book presents advanced knowledge and techniques to improve food quality, such as organic farming, fertilization using waste, reducing arsenic in food, soil restoration, forage production in arid regions and weed control. Agriculture is actually facing two major challenges, feeding an ever-growing population and providing safe food in the context of pollution, climate change and the future circular economy.

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