Maurizio Borin

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Which are the strategies to increase the efficiency in agriculture?

Efficient agriculture might be considered as a management philosophy to better use the resources to produce food, raw materials and ecosystem services. Efficiency allows to obtain more food per...

11 November 2014 5,743 3 View

What is your opinion on the limit of 170 kg/hectare per year of N coming from animal wastes imposed by the EU "Nitrates" Directive?

In many agricultural territories of Italy 170 kg/hectare of N are not sufficient to satisfy crop uptakes (especially maize and grasses) and mineral fertilizers are applied to fit the requirements....

03 March 2014 2,743 2 View

What is your opinion on aquaponic? Do you know research and/or real applications?

Aquaponic is a sustainable food production method, which combines aquaculture with the hydroponic cultivation (without soil) of plants using a closed water cycle. Visit the link...

08 August 2013 2,893 6 View

In your opinion can organic farm satisfy the need of food of the increasing world population?

Organic farming fascinates the public opinion because it refuses the use of chemicals in food production and preservation. Nevertheless I did not see scientific data proving that the productivity...

01 January 2013 2,885 79 View