Saturday 6 June 2009

Simple techniques to reduce risks caused by climate change

Professor John Witcombe of the Center for Arid Zone Studies - Natural Resources (CAZS-NR), of the University of Bangor (Wales) explains some simple techniques to reduce risks caused by climate change.

Once such technique is seed priming. Seeds are put in water the night before, In the morning they are dried and sown. Even when it is dry the seeds germinate much faster. He also answer the question of what contributes to successfull adoption of new technologies by farmers.


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