Sustainable agriculture has quite the following these days but beyond a buzz word, exactly what does the term mean? Sustainable agriculture involves three main goals – environmental health, economic profitability and social & economic equity. Sustainability itself entails the principle that we meet the needs of society today without compromising the ability of future generations [...]
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bamboo,
eco-friendly,
farming,
sustainable agriculture,
water conservation
Smart countries face their challenges with innovation – they answer the call for help with a plan to transition and to make the most of their natural resources. In Kenya, they are combating a housing shortage and the plight of the tobacco farmer with one innovative program called Tobacco to Bamboo. Using the fast-growing and [...]
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bamboo,
farming,
housing,
Kenya,
sustainable architecture,
Tobacco to Bamboo