Across science, only around half of published results can be successfully replicated. But while this is a serious problem, the proposed public audit looks like a political bid to cast doubt on science.
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Over the past two decades digitisation has steadily transformed African farming.
Since the feudal ages, fences have become a symbol of separation and ownership. Now, sensors and technology allow for a system of pooling resources which is not only sustainable but also productive.
Don’t blame climate change for the 39,000 forest fires now incinerating huge tracts of the Brazilian Amazon. This environmental catastrophe is human-made and highly political.
South Australia has lifted its moratorium on GM crops, while Tasmania has extended its ban. But the question should no longer be a simple binary of being “for” or “against” GM technology.
Remote Queensland farmers are among the least “digitally included” communities in Australia, according to a new report that documents the impacts of low access, affordability and digital ability for families and communites.
A new IPCC report has called for radical changes in food production to avoid catastrophic climate change. Rice-fish farming and mixed crops could help.
The ‘tractors and chemicals’ recipe for farming has let human populations boom, but left us with degraded soils.
The US-China trade war shows no signs of slowing down. Here’s what readers need to know.
Understanding happiness in chickens could tell us how to improve their housing.
Long before 70s hippies and hipster artisans, Australians were seeking solace by going back to the land. They ranged from anarchists to suffragists to Catholic agrarians.
The food system urgently needs to be redesigned if we are to avoid crisis.
The abandonment of crop farming fields isn’t new. But some researchers say it’s accelerated in the last two decades.
Canada’s new food policy aims to bolster the economic impact of the agri-food sector while tackling issues like waste and childhood hunger.
Fake meat may be the food of the future.
We don’t notice the plant species we’re losing, but we won’t be able to ignore the effect of their loss on our supply of food and medicine.
Local based approaches from farmers, researchers and entrepreneurs prove successful for innovation in Malawi.
Understanding the different facets of soil reveals a complex and fascinating cultural and evolutionary history.
It’s not only banner-waving activists who care about animal welfare, a recent government report found the majority of people surveyed have concerns and want reform.
Carbon in soil can help with tackling climate change. Maintaining soil quality by supporting farmers through economic incentives and technical approaches is important.
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