Agriculture in Ireland is the main source of ammonia (NH3) and contributes 30% of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), with the majority of these emissions associated with livestock production. As a result, strategies promoting ...

The use of external inputs in the form of inorganic fertilisers is rising across the world. Rapidly growing crops such as vegetables necessitate high fertiliser inputs, whilst remaining an attractive cash-crop option ...

Addition of organic waste such as sewage sludge (biosolids) has been recognised as one of the cost effective method of waste recycling practice of maintaining levels of organic matter in agriculture. Biosolids are a ...

The production of sewage sludge is expected to increase as the population continuously develops worldwide. Being a source of nutrients, the re-use of this material as soil amendment could address the current unstable ...

Like nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) is an essential plant nutrient. When soils are deficient in P, external P in the form of fertilisers must be applied to increase crop yields. Population growth and changes in dietary ...

Agricultural diffuse pollution is a major environmental issue within the UK. Within England alone, sediment and phosphates in agricultural runoff account for 2967 rivers failing their Water Framework Directive (WFD) water ...

The oil palm fresh fruit bunch (FFB) solid wastes, which include the empty fruit bunch (EFB), mesocarp fibre (MF), and palm kernel shell (PKS) are generated during the production of palm oil. The utilisation of the ash ...

The influence of crude oil-contaminated and remediated sites on agrifood production is not clearly understood. To address this knowledge gap, the research was divided into two stages involving: (1) assessment of the ...

Globally agricultural production is facing serious challenges to provide adequate food supply to meet a growing population. However, the reduced capacity of soil to support and sustain agricultural production as a result ...