Precision Conservation of Natural Resources for Sustainable Farming

Description

Agriculture depends on the conservation of our most precious natural resources: water, land, and biodiversity. That's why every investment in innovation also needs to be an investment in sustainability. Conservation practices have clearly shown advantages in improving soil, water and air quality as well as reducing costs of operations. Conservation of natural resources is the base for a long-term sustainability of agricultural and natural ecosystems. Conservation Agriculture is not just conservation tillage, but a series of land management practices that include crop residues retention, cover crops, appropriative cropping system rotation, integrate pest management able to minimize land degradation. The objective of this book “Precision Conservation of Natural Resources for Sustainable Farming” is to evaluate the potential use of Precision Agriculture principles and technology for Conservation Agriculture. Examples of Precision Agriculture application through the integration of various techniques are presented to show the potential benefits of site-specific management of natural resources. Further perspectives are also discussed to link Precision Agriculture to Conservation Agriculture for a mosaic agriculture.