put together some money during the boom and bought huge vacation properties on the coastline of South Carolina. The properties are mostly intended as investment properties that are rented out by the week. After the real estate market crashed, this lawyer, though all the investors in his group h...
Food security is seriously threatened by the growing global population [1]. It is common practice to use chemical fertilizers to increase crop yields, but excessive application of nitrogen fertilizers leads to soil acidification [2], nitrogen loss [3], and reduces soil organic carbon sequestration ...
Not only biodiversity, but equally the agricultural production of goods, in SSA for example, is severely affected by the consequences of climate change [87], which poses a problem for over a half of the working population in Africa as they are employed within the agricultural sector [88]. Th...
If you could go back in time to around 1604, to the spot where Manhattan now sits, you would see a tiny settlement of about 150 people enjoying a pristine coastal wilderness with superb growing soil, ample wildlife and rich timber forests – a genuine paradise on ea...
However, it should be remembered that there is a growing number of studies warning of the consequences of the use of many of the so-called “biodegradable” materials, as they do not degrade completely in soil. A recent study of [23] hypothesized the case where a farmer tills all the bio...
Fertilizer subsidies may constitute a key economic tool with which to provide food for the growing population. Therefore, this work aimed to (i) assess the effectiveness of subsidized chemical (NPK) fertilizer use in food production by comparing the crop output between developed and developing region...
Tilapia has a shorter growing period (a maximum of 6 months to reach 500 g in body weight) when compared to other teleost species; thus, the cultivation of tilapia with other species requires specific techniques and strategies {68]. Detailed guidelines and recommendations regarding the species ...
However, it should be remembered that there is a growing number of studies warning of the consequences of the use of many of the so-called "biodegradable" materials, as they do not degrade completely in soil. A recent study of [23] hypothesized the case where a farmer tills all the ...