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Friday, 31 August 2018

Soil bugs munch on plastics

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Soil bugs Our world is drowning in a flood of plastic. Eight million tons of plastic end up in the oceans every year. Agricultural soil...
Thursday, 30 August 2018

Ancient farmers transformed Amazon and left an enduring legacy on the rainforest

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Ancient farmers Ancient communities transformed the Amazon thousands of years ago, farming in a way which has had a lasting impact on t...
Wednesday, 29 August 2018

Archeological plant remains point to southwest Amazonia as crop domestication center

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Archeological plant Genetic analysis of plant species has long pointed to the lowlands of southwest Amazonia as a key region in the ea...
Tuesday, 28 August 2018

To keep more carbon on the ground, halting farmland expansion is key

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This image shows a high-yield palm oil farm in Ghana. The conversion of forests to farmland is recognized as a major contributor to ris...
Monday, 27 August 2018

Climate taxes on agriculture could lead to more food insecurity than climate change itself

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Climate  New IIASA-led research has found that a single climate mitigation scheme applied to all sectors, such as a global carbon tax, ...
Sunday, 26 August 2018

Time is running out in the tropics: Researchers warn of global biodiversity collapse

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Time is running out in the tropics: Researchers warn of global biodiversity collapse A global biodiversity collapse is imminent unless ...
Saturday, 25 August 2018

Paleontologists discover largest dinosaur foot ever

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Paleontologists  The Black Hills region of the United States is famous today for tourist attractions like Deadwood and Mount Rushmore, ...
Friday, 24 August 2018

Farmers seek off-farm income to counter rising costs

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Federated Farmers meat and wool chairman Miles Anderson says the rural community is under increasing financial and regulatory pressure. ...
Thursday, 23 August 2018

Many alarmed over boost to pesticide use in agriculture

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Many alarmed over boost to pesticide use in agriculture Families slam commission recommendation on easing restrictions on deadly pestici...
Wednesday, 22 August 2018

Chinese TV to help Botswana setup an agriculture TV channel

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A Chinese delegation headed by China Central Television (CCTV-7) Agricultural Program has agreed to help Botswana setup an agriculture te...