Productive soil is a vital component of agriculture and food production. It is the foundation upon which plants grow.
Claudia Ringler
Claudia Ringler
Claudia Ringler is Deputy Division Director of the Environment and Production Technology Division. From 1996 until now, she served in various other research positions in that division. She currently co-leads the Institute’s water research program and is also a basin theme leader. Her research interests are water management, global food and water security, natural resource constraints to global food production, and the synergies of climate change adaptation and mitigation. Dr. Ringler has field experience across Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. Claudia have published many journal articles in the areas of global water and food security, with a more recent focus on gender, nutrition, climate change and energy.
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A meadow is a type of grassland ecosystem characterized by its lush vegetation and diverse array of wildflowers.
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The Pasture is a type of land used for the grazing of domesticated animals such as cattle, sheep, and horses.
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Organic farming is a method of agriculture that emphasizes the use of natural processes, rather than synthetic inputs, to produce food.
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Monoculture is the cultivation of a single crop on a given land area, as opposed to the traditional practice of rotating different crops.
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Leaching refers to movement of water through soil, carrying with it dissolved nutrients and other compounds that can be taken up by plants.
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