Farming has made crop plants reliant on synthetic fertilisers, but we can reactivate their ability to engage with beneficial microorganisms and make them more independent.
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Growing legumes could at once provide African farmers with fertilisers and food crops. However, researchers warn this is not a one-size-fits-all solution.
The findings show that Zambian agricultural policies do reduce headcount poverty and inequality.
Synthetic fertiliser prices have shot up amid the war in Ukraine. Could organic fertilisers provide a worthy alternative?
Farmers who use little or no fertiliser can use ecological practices to increase their yields.
The new State of the Environment report shows Australia’s soil and the life it holds is in poor condition. We need to protect our underground biodiversity.
Food prices already rose sharply during the pandemic, and they’re only going higher.
Soil degradation is a huge challenge for farmers around the world. But new research is showing how farmers can balance crop yields with protecting the environment.
It’s painfully clear nature is buckling under the weight of farming’s demands. There’s another way – but it involves accepting nature’s limits.
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Principales colaboradores
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Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University
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Professor , Seoul National University
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Research fellow, Seoul National University
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Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland
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Honorary Professor, Australian National University
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Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow, Western Sydney University
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Research Engineer, Laboratoire d’Economie Rouen Normandie, Université de Rouen Normandie
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Professor in Soil Physics, University of Aberdeen
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Research Associate, School of Geographical & Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow
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Professor of Geomorphology and Environmental Geography, University of Glasgow
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Professor of Soil Science, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Professor of Crop Science, University of Reading
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Associate Professor of Agricultural Business Management, University of Reading
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PhD Candidate, Western Sydney University
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Cropping Systems Ecologist, Rothamsted Research
