BRICS… More Hungry For Power Than Food?

... advantages achieved through direct planting applied to small and large traditional farms and plantations makes it a more profitable farming option. It also promotes soil health because the soil is not tilled and remains moist, less subject to loss of nutrients ... ... that produce “greenhouse gases.” It has proven successful in Finland, which has climate conditions similar to Russia. But Russia has not put much emphasis on direct planting due in part to the slow evolution beyond the Soviet agricultural ...