METHODS FOR EVALUATION OF SUSTAINABLE FARMING TECHNIQUES

Zero hunger - Responsible consumption and production

For achieving the objectives

Agenda 2030

ENEA develops control techniques to evaluate the effectiveness of sustainable farming approaches to limit the use of synthetic agrochemicals by implementing modern agronomic practices for crop fertilization and animal and plant pest control.

 

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Fig. 1 Burkina Faso: peanuts cultivation

Benefits and Advantages

  • Validation of sustainable farming technologies
  • Higher food safety

 

Enea Service

  • Technology transfer
  • Consulting
  • Training

 

ENEA Activities

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    Fig. 2 Burkina Faso: cabbage cultivation
    Validation of the “butte sandwich” system (developed by the NGO Tamat) and demonstration of the efficacy of some biological pesticides, such as Bacillus thuringiensis, in some farming realities in Burkina Faso (RASAD Project)

 

Project: Purchasing networks for food security with the support of Diaspora Burkinabé of Italy R.A.S.A.D.

 

Keywords

food safety, sustainable and biological farming, butte sandwich, fertilizers, pesticides, Bacillus thuringiensis.

References

Energy Technologies Department - Biomass and Biotechnologies for Energy Laboratory

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