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Farmers who use little or no fertiliser can use ecological practices to increase their yields.
Farmers are contending with huge spikes in fertilizer prices. The Biden administration is paying US companies to boost synthetic fertilizer production, but there are other, more sustainable options.
Growing native grasses as cattle forage is an example of working lands conservation – balancing human use of the land with conservation goals.
Roundup may be taking a beating in the US, where three juries have concluded that it gave plaintiffs cancer, but it’s still widely used around the globe.
How Indigenous communities and a Timor-Leste NGO are reviving food sovereignty in one of Asia’s poorest countries.
New research shows that one-third of yearly nitrogen runoff from Midwest farms to the Gulf of Mexico occurs during a few heavy rainstorms. New fertilizing schedules could reduce nitrogen pollution.
Yerba mate is a wildly popular South American tea with a growing global market. Can this ‘superfood’ save Paraguay’s tropical forests, too?
More than one-fifth of global warming emissions come from land use. Sustainable farming can make soil healthier and better able to soak up carbon, while saving energy and boosting food production.
The world needs to move towards sustainable agriculture – but what is that, exactly? Australia urgently needs coherent policy.
Three scholars argue that agriculture is failing to sustain either the land or American farmers. They propose a modern version of the New Deal that centers on ecology and economic fairness.
Digital innovations have the potential to empower farmers and revolutionise agriculture, but many could also lock them in to unsustainable methods.
It’s easy to whip out the fly spray, but our fondness for pesticides can bring knock-on effects such as increased resistance, and harming beneficial insects in and around our homes.
US agriculture is dominated by large farms that rely on chemical inputs. In contrast, regenerative farming makes land and water healthier by mimicking nature instead of trying to control it.
New research finds a sustainable food system is possible but will require huge global changes.
Brazil has been throwing money at Amazonian cattle farmers, hoping they’ll adopt ‘greener’ crops like fruit or corn. A new study shows why loans won’t fix the environmental issue presented by ranches.
Sequencing the tea plant’s genome could help scientists breed new varieties that thrive in the degrading soil of tea farms.
Your cup of coffee might cost the world more than you think, but a little knowledge goes a long way if you want to make an eco-friendly choice.
Is organic produce better for you? Can organic farming feed the world? Those might be the wrong questions.
According to widely-cited estimates, world food production must double by 2050 to keep up with population growth. New research challenges this target and calls for balancing growth with conservation.
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Assistant Professor of Geography, Indiana University
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Executive Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University
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Adjunct Lecturer, Environment and Agriculture, Curtin University
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Cameron Webb is a Friend of The Conversation.
Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
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Assistant professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Researcher, Macquarie University
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Professor of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington
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Principal Research Fellow, RMIT University
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University of California, Riverside
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Senior Research Fellow & Lecturer, School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England
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Senior Researcher, Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food, University of Oxford
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Research Scientist, Washington University in St Louis
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Chairman, Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St Louis
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PhD student Theoretical Production Ecology, Agricultural Philosophy, Animal Science, Stellenbosch University
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Lecturer in Ecology, University of New England
