Today's cities don't have walls for protection like ancient ones, but they are separate from less urban and rural land. Most goods that city-dwellers purchase are brought in from rural farms and ...

In many plant breeding programs, secondary traits other than the main trait of interest, are routinely collected throughout the year. These layers of information are referred to as ‘omics’, and ...

Agroforestry could play an important role in mitigating climate change because it sequesters more atmospheric carbon in plant parts and soil than conventional farming, according to Penn State ...

Agroforestry encompasses land-use systems in which woody perennials are deliberately combined with crops and/or livestock to create multifunctional landscapes. These systems deliver a suite of ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. “There is a windfall of federal money entering the agroforestry sector. After 30-plus years of work on agroforestry in the United States, the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Investments in agroforestry systems are growing along with the recognition that this model of farming is climate-friendly, environmentally ...

In the Garhwal Himalayan region of India, traditional agroforestry systems are not just ancient practices but a delicate balance of nature's bounty and human ingenuity. A new study evaluates how these ...

Agroforestry could play an important role in mitigating climate change because it sequesters more atmospheric carbon in plant parts and soil than conventional farming, according to researchers.