02/06/2024 SOURCE: www.wur.nl
Rice production in Africa is in urgent need of intensification to meet future demand. This is to prevent the continent from becoming largely dependent on the import of rice or significant portions of farmlands being used for cultivation. Research shows there is potential to make rice production more efficient if the current farming methods are improved.
African rice production must become more efficient to prevent large-scale import and cultivation
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02/06/2024 SOURCE: newatlas.com
Herbicides were touted as ‘miracle’ chemicals when they changed farming practices forever in the late 1940s, but researchers are now desperate to find a more sustainable, soil-friendly and non-toxic way of wrangling weeds while promoting crop growth. Now, researchers out of China believes they've made a major breakthrough that could give wheat crops an eco-friendly future.
Synthetic microbes gang up to safely smash weeds and fuel wheat growth
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02/06/2024 SOURCE: www.ft.com
How regenerative agriculture could boost biodiversity, combat climate change and support farmers while reshaping our food system for the better.
Farming for the future
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02/06/2024 SOURCE: yaledailynews.com
University officials told the News that they hope Yale’s continued purchasing of carbon offsets might guide Yale toward a carbon-zero future as some researchers have criticized the industry for exaggerating the benefits of carbon offsets.
Yale looks to continue buying carbon offsets since starting in 2020
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02/06/2024 SOURCE: www.theland.com.au
This is branded content for RSM There has been an increase in understanding and thought leadership on Carbon...
Carbon farming - a lot to consider and a lot to learn
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02/05/2024 SOURCE: www.dw.com
The EU aims to outlaw products sourced from deforested areas, but critics have said the new law could penalize so-called smallholder coffee farmers in Africa.
EU deforestation law means uncertainty for African coffee
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02/03/2024 SOURCE: www.newtimesslo.com
What's fuzzy, tiny, and one of the Central Coast's highest exporters of sweet treats? It's the bee, of course. The familiar pollinator with a mighty...
The buzz on beekeeping
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02/03/2024 SOURCE: www.nytimes.com
Native to the tropics, these pollinators are taking a lead role in one of the latest efforts to conserve the Amazon rainforest.
In Peru, a Mission to Save the Stingless Bee
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02/03/2024 SOURCE: www.mlive.com
Scientific finding contrary to common belief urban farming is helpful climate action.
Urban-grown food’s carbon footprint 6 times larger than typical produce
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