Is ecologically intensive agriculture possible? At #ecoagro we recorded video statements by the six keynote speakers nioo.knaw.nl/en/news/solving-issues-a...
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Hoe maak je landbouw ecologisch intensief? Bij #ecoagro legden we de visie van zes experts vast op video. Kijken: nioo.knaw.nl/nl/news/zes-visies-op-ec...
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After #ecoagro it's time to say happy #EarthDay2015 to all of you. Let's treasure the soil...our lives depend on it! nioo.knaw.nl/en/news/soil-life-suffer...
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Is the transition towards sustainable agriculture a political decision? Do ecological and high-tech solutions go hand-in-hand? #ecoagro
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Next answer is not so clear. Can healthy soil life replace artificial fertilizer and pesticides? #ecoagro debate... http://t.co/WchXbqB1uF
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Not one solution fits all, but most people here think ecological complexity can be integrated into large-scale agriculture. Debate #ecoagro
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Agriculture not only for 'feeding 9 billion people'. Think about public goods & multifunctional farming. Wiskerke @RuralSociologyW #ecoagro
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(Peri-)urban agriculture plays important role in reducing urban food insecurity, climate change adaptation, using waste etc. etc. #ecoagro
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The services of the biodiverse landscape to agriculture are numerous. Wiskerke #ecoagro http://t.co/YmrZUGJgYK
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More uses to (agricultural) landscape than production of food, feed and fibre. How to manage? Han Wiskerke #ecoagro http://t.co/w7L9YTINte
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We need to keep it 'complex' - otherwise everything is superficially correlated, says @foodgovernance #ecoagro http://t.co/PjYPRM3SSe
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There are some simple tricks to follow: how intercropping works well. Pigeon pea and maize within-row Giller #ecoagro http://t.co/bze28xctVy
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The wonder of nitrogen fixation: legumes or Rhizobium stimulate productivity without fertilizer. Ken Giller #ecoagro http://t.co/uBIc57RIJx
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Smarter management, smarter decisions. Artificial intelligence for smart&efficient cities. Sabrina Carvalho #ecoagro http://t.co/bhctbvPnO4
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Prepare for paying for ecosystem services. Almost half of agricultural land has >10% tree cover: 1 billion ha, >500 milion people #ecoagro
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Trees increase crop yields, in more than 90 trials across Sub-Saharan Africa. Combine with development efforts and local knowledge #ecoagro
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Trees can be hotspots of biological activity in agricultural landscapes. They can act as 'refugia'. Barrios #ecoagro http://t.co/0O8JyOdQ8u
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We now move to the tropics with Edmundo Barrios. Agroforestry: combining trees, crops and optionally also animals. #ecoagro
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The key to a more sustainable agriculture lies in the small soil life, says @frantecol #ecoagro http://t.co/YMZQ4P27hW
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Use diversity, select species combinations and genotypes, improve plant-soil interactions. De Deyn #ecoagro http://t.co/qCrJAnX7c5
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We know earthworms positively effect plant growth. But did you know the boost is about 25%, and in some plants even more? De Deyn #ecoagro
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What can we learn from nature, to make agriculture more ECOLOGICAL intensive? Gerlinde De Deyn #ecoagro http://t.co/BT9Npvwp6P
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We have to know where our food comes from: urban agriculture as an educational tool. Johan Six #ecoagro
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Agriculture without tillage (long-term!) + residue retention + crop rotation = no yield decrease, even upto 8% increase. Johan Six #ecoagro
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Home Sweet Home: optimize local cycle as released nutrients from crop residues are food again! @CiskaVeen #ecoagro http://t.co/432jjzqVn2
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Many people take up the opportunity to 'speed date' with others interested in #ecoagro Feed the world + healthy soil http://t.co/d4IntGUcvC
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One size doesn't fit all: soils vary greatly, presenting different challenges in diff. situations. Bardgett #ecoagro http://t.co/QswYjVhifZ
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Bardgett: Fungal dominated (extensive agriculture) grasslands keep carbon in the soil, Richard Bardgett #ecoagro http://t.co/SsIhpnXHyn
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Follow today's symposium Towards an ecology intensive agriculture? Use #ecoagro or https://nioo.knaw.nl/en/eco-agro http://t.co/6R5NCRcPiJ
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It's time for Agriculture 2.0: optimizing all ecosystem services instead of maximizing production only, says @LEMVet #biodiversity #ecoagro
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