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Peatland rewetting is a climate change mitigation technology that involves raising and maintaining high water tables in agricultural peatland through controlled drainage. It reduces soil subsidence and CO2 emissions while preserving biodiversity. This technology offers environmental benefits but faces challenges in policy support and economic viability.

• Compilador: William Powell
• 22/05/2024 11:06

An agroforestry system consisting of rows of walnut and hazelnut trees combined with grassland and flowers was applied in place of a former conventional monoculture system in Alphen, Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands.

• Compilador: Carlos Gil Picon
• 14/02/2024 09:23

Bokashi is a soil amendment formed by fermenting clippings of vegetation. It helps to increase soil organic matter content in fruit orchards.

• Compilador: Alan Radbourne
• 06/07/2023 16:52

Willow and hazelnut trees have been planted in strips on arable land to reduce windspeed, decrease the leaching of nutrients and attract and support natural enemies of crops pests.

• Compilador: Alan Radbourne
• 27/07/2023 14:21

Flower strips are established on arable crop access paths to attract and support natural enemies to control and decrease crop pests

• Compilador: Alan Radbourne
• 15/08/2019 18:04

The organic matter content of arable land is increased by spreading mushroom compost ("champost"), growing green manure during the winter season, and reducing tillage

• Compilador: Alan Radbourne
• 15/08/2019 15:57

Create strips with flowering plants in the margins of arable fields.

• Compilador: Alan Radbourne
• 09/07/2019 17:23

Postponing the timing of ploughing a grassland field by one or two years to reduce nutrient losses and organic matter decomposition.

• Compilador: Jason Stuka
• 25/04/2015 20:54

Mineral ferilizers are (partly) replaced by organic fertilizers in order to have a higher organic matter input

• Compilador: wijnand sukkel
• 19/07/2017 15:30

Certified Organic Agriculture (EU standards) with a combination of arable and vegetable crops on sandy loam soils in the Netherlands

• Compilador: Marie Wesselink
• 06/12/2017 07:59