Farm Wages & Tech Must Be Improved to Prevent Millions in India From Malnutrition
Former army officer Divakaran Padma Kumar Pillay says his 2019 study shows a greater use of technology is needed to tackle food security issues. A…
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MIT Researchers Help Reduce Runoff Pollution by Making Spray Droplets Less Bouncy
Researchers from MIT have found a way to make pesticides stick to leaves instead of bouncing off, helping to reduce runoff pollution. When farmers spray…
Urine Used as Fertilizer to Boost Crop Yields
Last year, in Sotang, Nepal, the Dzi Foundation helped build over 1,000 toilets for the nearly 6,500 residents of the village. The villagers were given…
Neolithic Pottery Reveals Cheese-Making from 7,500 Years Ago
A team of scientists from Princeton University and the University of Bristol, UK, have discovered traces of dairy fat in ancient ceramic fragments, indicating that…
Dryland Farmers Work With Little Water
A new generation of extremely efficient farmers sees irrigation as a non-viable alternative. These farmers use dryland farming, which has helped farmers to get through…
Rising Temperatures & Persistent Drought Threaten to Create a Second Dust Bowl
Rising temperatures, persistent drought, and depleted aquifers could set the stage for a second Dust Bowl, a period of drought and dust storms that affected…
As Much as One-Third of Greenhouses Gases Come from Agriculture
One-third of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions stem from the global food system, which encompasses the manufacturing of fertilizer, to food storage and packaging. These…
Preserving Biodiversity When Agricultural Production Increases
A new study from researchers at Stanford University looks at how to preserve biodiversity while increases in agricultural production to feed people continue. To keep…
Using Bees To Ease Tensions Between People And Elephants
Elephants and African farmers have had a long history of conflict, but now Lucy King’s work is helping to bring an end to it, using…