In Nordrhein-Westfalen (NRW), dem mit 18 Mill. Einwohnern bevölkerungsreichsten Bundesland Deutschlands, wurden am 1.1.2002 2,6% der landwirtschaftlichen Fläche ökologisch bewirtschaftet. Dabei wiesen die anhand von Daten des Landesamts für Statistik NRW, der Landwirtschaftskammern und der...

This work addresses the relevance of immigrant communities in a specific agricultural sector, extensive livestock husbandry - pastoralism. This activity provides a primary source of employment and income specifically in inner and remote rural areas, where intensive farming systems are...

The present report reviews literature from throughout the world on methods and results of bioaerosol investigations in and around agricultural livestock farming and summarises the most important points. The global trend towards intensification and industrialisation of animal production, with...