Agriculture

Following the Soil Health Summit in May 2024 in Nairobi, “green” fertilizer was on the agenda of the German Forum Environment and Development. In this line, a coalition of organisations from Germany and Kenya critically…

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Youth

This article summarises findings from a recent study examining the feasibility and youth perceptions of net-zero farming in Indonesia. The research, conducted by an interdisciplinary team of young professionals* from…

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Agriculture

The much cited Silk Road runs through mountainous Kirgizstan. It is not silk but organic cotton that farmers grow in this Islamic country right in the middle of Central Asia. They are members of a cooperative which…

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Agriculture

There is a growing market across the world for agricultural drones. It is being driven by population growth and precision agriculture, like in India, where Prime Minister Modi is training women in using drones in…

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Agriculture

Increasing global food demand will require more food production without further exceeding the planetary boundaries while simultaneously adapting to climate change. An international team of researchers used simulation…

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Agriculture

A genetic “off switch” that shuts down the process in which legume plants convert atmospheric nitrogen into nutrients has been identified for the first time by a team of international scientists, led by researchers of La…

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Agriculture

Lack of nitrogen limits food production in poor countries, while excessive nitrogen use in industrial countries has led to transgression of the planetary boundary. However, the potential of spatial redistribution of…

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Agriculture

This report analyses trends in the drivers of agricultural commodity supply and demand, projects the shifts in production and consumption locations, and assesses the resulting changes in international agricultural trade…

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Agriculture

New research by the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) and the International Institute of Applied Science (IIASA) proposes using soil bacteria to cut greenhouse gas emissions from food production.

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Agriculture

The 4th AGRITECHNICA ASIA, the leading exhibition in Asia Pacific for crop production and smart farming, held in Bangkok, Thailand, from the 22nd–29th of May, has celebrated record growth. The trade fair was accompanied…

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