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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,

Agriculture, Key To Africa’s Quest For Continued Growth, Sustainability

Africa cannot achieve self-sufficiency in agriculture without engaging and building the capacity of its smallholder farmers. This was the submission of Venkataramani Srivathsan, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Olam Africa, the Middle East and North America regions, who spoke during a panel discussion on a BBC agro webinar event tagged ‘Agriculture – Africa’s Future’, held on Tuesday, June 8, 2021.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Ag Global Specialty Food, Regenerative Agriculture, Coronavirus/COVID,

Local communities empower a resilient global food system

Communities around the world found themselves facing food insecurity at unprecedented levels due to COVID in 2020. A focus on sustainability, support from global partners and heroic frontline workers kept food on family tables and proved, with agility, the food system can survive crisis.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Economics, Research, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

Transparent electrode lays foundation for see-through solar cells

With a view to one day developing transparent solar cells that can double as windows in homes and other buildings, an international team of scientists has demonstrated a new type of transparent electrode that can function as a key building block. The breakthrough overcomes some performance issues with previous efforts in this area, and lays the groundwork for advanced tandem solar cells that combine the strengths of two separate but complimentary technologies.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture US, Education U.S. NorthEast, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

UMass Amherst Researchers Create Self-Sustaining, Intelligent, Electronic Microsystems from Green Material | UMass Amherst

A UMass research team has created an electronic microsystem that can intelligently respond to information inputs without any external energy input.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Asia / Pacific, Government / Policies, World Population,

Govt okays proposed legislation to protect agricultural land

Authority to be set up for land use, building control.

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Topics: Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture,

Big agriculture may not be perfect, but has a place in the future of food

Since the beginning of time, the business world has focused on size. The pursuit of scope ...

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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Water, Economics, Sustainability, World Population, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

1,000-foot multi-rotor floating Windcatchers to power 80,000 homes each

Norway's Wind Catching Systems (WCS) has made a spectacular debut with a colossal floating wind turbine array it says can generate five times the annual energy of the world's biggest single turbines – while reducing costs enough to be immediately competitive with grid prices.

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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Australia/NZ, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

CSIRO Report Confirms Renewables Still Cheapest New-Build Power in Australia

Solar photovoltaics (PV) and wind continue to be the cheapest sources of new electricity generation capacity in Australia, even when the integration costs of renewables are included, according to the final 2020-21 GenCost Report, released today.

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How Airports Could Be a Key Player in Reaching a Zero-Emission Economy

Research argues that fully integrated solar airports would significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and could be up to 10 times more effective than existing residential rooftop PV systems.

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Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Crop Consultant, Education U.S. NorthEast, Economics, Sustainability, Research, Weather,

Why Scientists Are Solving an Underground Mystery about Where Certain Soil Microbes Live

BU researchers develop first-of-its-kind model to predict which species of soil organisms live in different environments, which has huge implications for agriculture, climate change, and public health

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