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Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium
Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium
Climate & Agriculture Initiative BC
The Climate & Agriculture Initiative BC (CAI) supports the province’s agriculture sector with adapting to climate change. We: Create networks and foster partnerships and collaboration Implement projects to demonstrate, test and evaluate approaches and practices Develop resources…
Drainage
Agroforestry
An intentional, integrative and interactive approach that combines trees, crops and/or livestock to achieve multiple benefits. Agroforestry blends agriculture, silviculture and conservation practices in the same land use system (UBC Farm, 2019).
Nutrition
BC Ministry of Agriculture
Northern BC (Bulkley-Nechako and Fraser-Fort George): Finding our farm pollinators
Insects pollinate many crops. In some cases, this process is essential for food production (and hence, food security); however, in other cases, insect pollination may not be essential but can greatly increase yields. Understanding the pollination services being provided in an area requires…
Manipulating the Microbiome to Induce Plant Defense
Plant roots, whether domesticated or wild, are associated with a community of bacteria. This community is referred to as the plant’s microbiome, just as we have a community of bacteria in our guts. This microbiome, which is found in the soil immediately surrounding plant roots (known as the…
SoilWeb200: An Introduction to Fundamental Soil Science Concepts
SoilWeb200 is an interactive introduction to basic soil science concepts, including soil classification, soil biology, and soil components. It relates these concepts to soil various soil management issues.