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11-20 of 22 for the Category : Agriculture and the Subcategory : Organic & Natural AgricultureGreenwash
( Article Type: Explanation )
Greenwash is not a new concept. The term emerged from the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, and it entered the Concise Oxford Dictionary in 1999.
Read more about GreenwashIntegrated Pest Control(IPC)
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Integrated pest control is the modern approach to managing all kinds of pests, be they insects, plants, birds or animals. The theory is to use methods that control the pests, whilst minimising the possible damage to the environment.
Read more about Integrated Pest Control(IPC)Methane
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Methane is an odourless and colourless hydrocarbon gas produced either by natural or artificial anaerobic decomposition of organic material.
Read more about MethaneNatural Products - commercial utilization
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As the world becomes more toxic, consumers are turning to more healthy natural alternatives that also support environmental regeneration.
Read more about Natural Products - commercial utilizationNitrogen
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Nitrogen is a colourless, odourless gas that comprises 78% of the atmosphere. Nitrogen is cycled between the air and the soil in the nitrogen cycle, which includes a process known as nitrogen fixation.
Read more about NitrogenOrganic Certification
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Organic certification in South Africa has been done primarily through formal certification by several certification agencies operating in the country.
Read more about Organic CertificationOrganic Farming
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Organic farming is the way that our food was grown for thousands of years and is nothing new. What IS new is the indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides that are now being used to grow our food.
Read more about Organic FarmingOrganic Food
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Organic food production is about ethically producing food in a way that does no harm to the environment, that is abundant with nutrients, and provides the humans and animals that eat this food with vibrant health and well being
Read more about Organic FoodPermaculture
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The concept of permaculture was developed in the 1970s by two Australians, Bill Mollison and David Holmgrem. By thinking about the consequences of humankind’s actions, combining this with old wisdom, skills and knowledge of plant, animal and social
Read more about PermacultureSoil
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Soil, along with sunlight and water, is essential for our life here on earth. All the plants that grow on the earth (including all of the crops that we eat and the grass that our animals eat) need soil to grow, and we even need soil to form the br
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