All of nature is infinitely connected. It is therefore no surprise that there are strong interdependencies between the resources that the land surface provides.
For years, the American agricultural giant Cargill has been on relatively good terms with environmental advocates, praised for agreeing to a landmark moratorium on buying soybeans grown on deforested…
Increasing agricultural production to meet rapidly growing demand for food – predicted to rise in sub-Saharan Africa by 150% by 2050 – while safeguarding vital ecosystem services and promoting social…
Thousands of overlooked yet beneficial crop species are threatened unless we learn to conserve, farm and consume them, writes Juan Lucas Restrepo.
In addition to the rhinoceroses, elephants and…
A new, technology-friendly generation is more open to innovation than before. At the same time professional managers, brought in by established landowners, are keen to adopt the best methods to…
If you blinked, you missed it. An obscure energy company based in Denver has just figured out how to provide rural electricity ratepayers with what they desire: renewable energy at low prices that…
Solar photovoltaic (PV) is the process of converting energy from daylight into electricity and the brighter the day the more generation takes place.
The technology is well proven; electricity…
The cannabis industry is hiding a dirty little secret.
According to Evan Mills, a California-based energy and climate change scientist, the marijuana industry has a major problem…and it’s likely to…
The dual use of land for the harvesting of solar electricity and agriculture is economical and has an enormous potential for arid climate zones. This is the result of a pilot project in Germany.
About 70% of fresh produce sold in the US has pesticide residues on it even after it is washed, according to a health advocacy group.
Strawberries, spinach and kale among most pesticide-heavy…
The Wonderful Co., a Los Angeles-based corporation whose brands include Wonderful Pistachios and Wonderful Halos, plans to use 100% renewable electricity across its U.S. operations by 2025.
As part…
The Government’s current “piecemeal approach” will not deliver on Ireland’s renewable energy targets, according to a farm lobby group.
The announcement made last week by the Minister for Agriculture…
Droughts have become more commonplace in South Africa in recent years. In the past two decades since 1990, 12 of those years were defined as drier years compared to only seven years in the previous…
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