Introduction: Netherlands is the second largest agricultural producer in the world at second only to the US. The Netherlands is famous for exporting cheese, flowers, tomatoes and even vegetables and beer. In addition, The Netherlands is also the biggest meat exporter in Europe and has around 4 million cows, 13 million pigs and 104 million […]
Integrated Pest Management -Methods, Benefits, Disadvantages
Introduction: What exactly is meant by ‘Integrated Pest Management’? Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in agriculture is the eco-friendly and sustainable approach of dealing with pests– that are unwanted organisms that harm the crops. Instead of using Pesticides that are harmful to the environment and human health, many farmers may also opt for Integrated Pest Management […]
Poisonous Pesticides: Harmful Impacts on Humans and Nature
Introduction: What are Pesticides? How many Types of Pesticides are there? Pesticides are the chemicals manufactured and used for the purpose of killing pests- any animal, plant or organism that harms the crops and human health and are unwanted. Pesticides are of 4 types: Fungicides, Insecticides, Herbicides and Rodenticides. There are some others as well […]
What Is Agritech? – Importance and Methods of Agrotech
INTRODUCTION: Agriculture technology, abbreviated as Agritech or Agrotech refers to the use of technology in agriculture to improve the productivity, yield and quality. The Agriculture sector has been improved due the advancement of technology; if we look at the history of Agriculture, the quality, yield and productivity was not that much as it is currently. […]
Reasons Why Netherlands is World’s 2nd Largest Food Exporter
INTRODUCTION Netherlands has became the 2nd largest food producer on Earth with respect to sustainable agriculture. The industry of Netherlands is mainly centered on the production of the food, petroleum and chemical, electrical machinery. Netherlands has the 6th largest economy in the European Union mainly because of good industrial relations, continuously high trade surplus and […]
What Is Biochar? – Uses, Advantages and Disadvantages
INTRODUCTION Climate change is severely affecting the conditions of soil all around the globe. The increasing rate of soil erosion due to extreme weather events is not appropriate for lands where crops are cultivated. The overall crop production is likely to be decreased by the climate crisis. Check out: Sustainable Agriculture Practices and their Advantages […]