Agriculture
- Green Revolution
Green RevolutionThe Green Revolution implemented advances in agricultural science to raise food production levels, particularly in developing countries. These advances are associated with the spreading use of high-yield varieties (HYV) of wheat, rice,...
- Can City Farms Feed A Hungry World?
July 06, 2013 Michael Levenston There will be billions more hungry people in 2050. Growing our food on vertical farms or under radical new lighting systems may be key to ensuring they have enough to eat. Within just the past 10 years, an increasing...
- The Competitive Edge Of Farm Certification
Recently, I participated in the Operations Committee meeting for the Harmonized GAPs standard. As part of the Harmonized G.A.Ps Initiative, the produce industry is identifying the best audit process to efficiently implement and deliver a ready-to-use...
- The Future Of Agriculture May Be Up
The Future of Agriculture May Be Up The seeds of an agricultural revolution are taking root in cities around the world?a movement that boosters say will change the way that urbanites get their produce and solve some of the world's biggest environmental...
- Learning From The Past
Last time world 20, 60 and 70, India, China and other countries in the Horn strong predictions that famine in the Green Revolution itself received for agricultural systems - in own food abundance - abundance changes encountered. They do this through the...
Agriculture
Top 6 Cities Leading The Green Building Revolution
July 25, 2013 by Beth Buczynski
Source: Earth Techling
Unless they?re from Kansas or North Carolina, most people agree that green building makes sense?environmentally and financially. Instead of nagging people to unplug their appliances after use or use air conditioning sparingly, we?re now designing buildings with materials and technologies that conserve energy automatically.
Although we may all agree that building green is smart, not everyone embraces it with the same enthusiasm. Some people even see ?sustainable development? as part of a world domination plot hatched by business-hating hippies. Thankfully, there are some places where such claims are ignored, along with inefficient windows and toxic paint.
The infographic below compares the efforts of six leading cities?New York, Vancouver, Copenhagen, London, Amsterdam and Stockholm?providing a bird?s eye view of how cities are embracing the green revolution in the race to drastically reduce global CO2 emissions.
- Green Revolution
Green RevolutionThe Green Revolution implemented advances in agricultural science to raise food production levels, particularly in developing countries. These advances are associated with the spreading use of high-yield varieties (HYV) of wheat, rice,...
- Can City Farms Feed A Hungry World?
July 06, 2013 Michael Levenston There will be billions more hungry people in 2050. Growing our food on vertical farms or under radical new lighting systems may be key to ensuring they have enough to eat. Within just the past 10 years, an increasing...
- The Competitive Edge Of Farm Certification
Recently, I participated in the Operations Committee meeting for the Harmonized GAPs standard. As part of the Harmonized G.A.Ps Initiative, the produce industry is identifying the best audit process to efficiently implement and deliver a ready-to-use...
- The Future Of Agriculture May Be Up
The Future of Agriculture May Be Up The seeds of an agricultural revolution are taking root in cities around the world?a movement that boosters say will change the way that urbanites get their produce and solve some of the world's biggest environmental...
- Learning From The Past
Last time world 20, 60 and 70, India, China and other countries in the Horn strong predictions that famine in the Green Revolution itself received for agricultural systems - in own food abundance - abundance changes encountered. They do this through the...