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Urban farms might be trendy, but they won’t replace rural agriculture anytime soon.
Intelligent trade policies needed to counter uneven distribution of water resources.
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Intelligent trade policies can help limit the threats, including food security, that come with an uneven distribution of water resources across the globe.
Younger farmers are more willing to take up the opportunities presented by outside investment, a new study shows.
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Young farmers are more open to outside investment and ownership of the family farm, than older farmers, new research shows.
Ripe for more regulation?
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Our appetite for avocados affects more than just our choice of sandwich filling.
Storm season in the Australian tropical savanna.
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Australia’s Great Northern Savannas are the largest and most intact ecosystem of their kind on Earth. But they still face pressure from grazing, mining and agricultural expansion.
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The history of how the British fell out of love with seasonal farm work.
Honeybees aren’t the only wildlife affected by pesticides – wild bees and butterflies also feel the effect.
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Two new studies have linked controversial pesticides neonicotinoides to wild bee and butterfly declines.
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Depends on whether or not we reintroduce ‘rewilded’ animals such as bison or wolves.
Farmers protest tightened land-clearing laws in Brisbane.
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Moves to tighten land-clearing laws in Queensland and New South Wales have been met with outrage from farmers. So how can we get regulation right?
The Ord River was targeted for agricultural expansion in the 20th century.
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Ever since British settlement, water rights in Australia’s north have favoured landowners over traditional owners, effectively locking Aboriginal people out of agricultural development.
Nationals leader and Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has been pushing for tighter restrictions on foreign investment in agricultural land.
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The Productivity Commission says existing oversight is adequate to deal with misuse of market power.
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Britain’s new environment secretary has a tough job on her hands.
Proving the supply chain of the multi-billion dollar tuna industry is fertile testing ground for blockchain technology.
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If blockchains can deliver on supply chain transparency it could revolutionise the food industry.
Some farmers are suspicious of technological innovation. But technology can really help them.
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It’s been proved that prizes can boost cultural innovation. The same is certainly true for innovation in agriculture – which Africa desperately needs.
We’re used to abundance, but Brexit makes it all seem more fragile.
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We only have enough food stocks to last 3-5 days, and Brexit has suddenly made things seem worryingly fragile.
The key to Rwanda’s agricultural success is good partnership between nongovernmental organisations, the private sector and the government.
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Despite numerous challenges, Rwanda has made significant agricultural strides.
Malcolm Turnbull and his colleagues have pointed $1 billion of the government’s existing green energy funding towards the Great Barrier Reef.
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The Coalition has ramped up the race to fund the Great Barrier Reef’s protection. All three major parties have promised hundreds of millions of dollars, but where from, and what will they be spent on?
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Subsidies wouldn’t disappear overnight, but help for farmers would be gradually reduced each year.
South Africa will deal with future water constraints by importing basic foodstuffs from its neighbours.
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Urbanisation will require massive amounts of water to sustain the livelihoods of millions expected to move into cities. This may happen at farmers’ expense.
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They kill thousands of animals and people every year by spreading rabies. New research findings could solve the problem.