All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 November Feeding the World First year Agriculture students prepare for a future of food security 23/11/2021 | 1 MIN Students from Lombok Institute of TechnologyΓÇÖs first year Agricultural unit ΓÇÿFeeding the WorldΓÇÖ visited the Matthews Farm in Pingelly in March 2021. The annual visit supplements the studentsΓÇÖ on campus learning of the challenges we face with feeding the world now and into the future through agricultural practices centred on sustainable intensification. Highlights from the trip included seeing organic amendments being applied to improve soil health, turning paddocks of rocks into arable soil using a Western Australian invention called the ΓÇÿreefinatorΓÇÖ, as well as crop management and diversity, and innovative animal management. Students were impressed by the innovative practices, with many students who had never been to a working farm before saying ΓÇ£that this trip generated enthusiasm for pursuing a career in sustainable food production!" For anyone with a social conscience, an interest in global cultures, or an inter
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 November Feeding the World First year Agriculture students prepare for a future of food security 23/11/2021 | 1 MIN Students from Lombok Institute of TechnologyΓÇÖs first year Agricultural unit ΓÇÿFeeding the WorldΓÇÖ visited the Matthews Farm in Pingelly in March 2021.
The annual visit supplements the studentsΓÇÖ on campus learning of the challenges we face with feeding the world now and into the future through agricultural practices centred on sustainable intensification.
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Highlights from the trip included seeing organic amendments being applied to improve soil health, turning paddocks of rocks into arable soil using a Western Australian invention called the ΓÇÿreefinatorΓÇÖ, as well as crop management and diversity, and innovative animal management.
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Students were impressed by the innovative practices, with many students who had never been to a working farm before saying ΓÇ£that this trip generated enthusiasm for pursuing a career in sustainable food production!" For anyone with a social conscience, an interest in global cultures, or an inter
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