ECO - FRIENDLY FARMING
by SAMUELE SCAMALDO
1. MANY FARMS AROUND THE WORLD ARE USING ON-SITE RENEWABLE RESOURCES TO PRODUCE ENERGY.
1.1. THE ENERGY FROM AGRICOLTURAL WASTE CAN BE CONVERTED TO BIOGAS
2. BIOGAS CONSISTS MOSTLY OF METHANE, WHICH CAN BE USED IN TURBINES DESIGNED FOR NATURAL GAS
3. GOALS OF ECO - AGRICOLTURE
3.1. 1) CONSERVE BIODIVERSITY 2) ENHANCE AGRICOLTURE PRODUCTION 3) IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS AMONG RURAL PEOPLE
4. REFERS TO LANDSCAPS THAT SUPPORT BOTH AGRICOLTURAL PRODUCTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
5. 12% OF GAS EMISSION COME FROM AGRICOLTURE
5.1. 6-9% OF FARM EXPENSES ARE ENERGY RELATED
6. A LANDSCAPES IS CHARACTERISED BY A PARTICULAR TOPOGRAPHY, VEGETATION, LAND USE AND SETTLEMENT.
6.1. LANDSCAPES FOR PEOPLE, FOOD AND NATURE INITIATIVE IS AN INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE OF KNOWLEDGE SHARING, DIALOGUE AND ACTION.
6.2. 3 GOALS: - IMPROVED FOOD PRODUCTION, - ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION, - SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS
