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Climate Change - impact on economy, politics, development - history

Climate Change - impact on economy, politics, development - history

Fertilizers and Pesticides - agriculture, farming, science

Fertilizers and Pesticides - agriculture, farming, science

Solar Panels, Energy, Agrivoltaics and Agriculture, Farming

Solar Panels, Energy, Agrivoltaics and Agriculture, Farming

Global Warming, Climate Change and Agriculture, Farming

Global Warming, Climate Change and Agriculture, Farming

CRISPR, gene editing and DNA manipulation - agriculture, plants and food production

CRISPR, gene editing and DNA manipulation - agriculture, plants and food production

Subsidies - Farming, Agriculture - Government incentives, subsidy

Subsidies - Farming, Agriculture - Government incentives, subsidy

Agtech and Agriculture innovation

Agtech and Agriculture innovation

Agtech and Agriculture innovation in Latin America

a collection of articles about Agriculture Technology in Latin America

Kelp, Seaweed - Farming, Agriculture, Business and Science

A collection of articles about Kelp, Seaweed - Farming, Agriculture, Business and Science

Mango - Fruit, Agriculture, Business and Science

a collection of articles about Mangoes - Fruit, Agriculture, Business and Science

Farming, Agriculture - Business, Science and Statistics

Farming, Agriculture - Business, Science and Statistics

Plant-Based and Lab-Grown meat - Innovation in Food technology, agriculture

Plant-Based and Lab-Grown meat - Innovation in Food technology, agriculture

Tomatos, Agriculture and Science

Tomatos, Agriculture and Science

Mushrooms, Fungi

Mushrooms - plants, food, environment

Meat shortage? - Food and supply chains during COVID19 Coronavirus

Meat shortage? - Food and supply chains during COVID19 Coronavirus

Octopus - Animals, Intelligence, Farming, Seafood - Agriculture, Business and Science

Octopus - Animals, Intelligence, Farming, Seafood - Agriculture, Business and Science

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Article

To save the Amazon, Lula must work out who owns it

The fight against deforestation is going better. But it needs cash, cops—and a better property register | The Americas (2023)


Article

Netherlands is the second-largest exporter of agricultural products - Washington Post

The Netherlands has used advances in vertical farming, seed technology and robotics to become the world’s second-largest agriculture exporter. (2023)


Article

‘It’s mind-boggling’: the hidden cost of our obsession with fish oil pills | Fish oil | The Guardian

The market in this prized commodity is worth billions – but are the supposed benefits worth the cost to global ecosystems? Aquaculture is an expan... (2022)


Article

Organic pesticides not always 'greener' choice, study finds -- ScienceDaily

A new study reveals some organic pesticides can have a higher environmental impact than conventional pesticides. Researchers investigated the effec... (2023)


Article

Your future shrimp meal could come from Shrimpbox, Atarraya’s farming technology – TechCrunch

The company's technology includes remote operations management and AI-powered automation to monitor and feed them. (2022)


Article

Heat is bad for plant health. Here’s how gene editing could help | MIT Technology Review

Shoring up plants’ defenses could protect crops from rising temperatures caused by climate change. (2022)


Article

How rice gene edited with CRISPR could help tackle climate change - The Verge

Using gene-editing technology CRISPR, a group of researchers aims to develop crops that can help in the fight against climate change. The effort to... (2022)


Article

Investing in SCiFi Foods - engineering lab-grown cultivated meat - a16z | Andreessen Horowitz

One of the greatest challenges the world faces today is how to sustainably feed our ever-growing global population without compromising the environ... (2022)


Article

Deforestation, reforestation - Our World in Data

Humans destroyed forests for thousands of years – we can become the first generation that achieves a world in which forests expand - Our World in D... (2022)


Article

Why an agricultural boom does not help rural America | The Economist

Farms are ever more profitable, but employ fewer workers | United States (2022)


Article

To raise a fund, this agtech outfit built a content company first – TechCrunch

Rob Leclerc has the kind of pedigree that investors tend to like. He has a masters degree in computer science from the University of Calgary and a ... (2022)


Article

Emissions from food alone could use up all of our budget for 1.5°C or 2°C - Our World in Data

If we want to meet our global climate targets we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from food. What options do we have? (2022)


Article

What's the difference between sugar, other natural sweeteners and artificial sweeteners?

Just because something is sweet doesn’t necessarily mean it is sugary. There are a number of molecules that taste sweet. To understand how and why ... (2022)


Article

Latin America’s food paradox – TechCrunch

If we want to successfully address malnutrition in Latin America, agritech and food tech solutions need to come from within. (2021)


Article

To protect the world’s wildlife we must improve crop yields – especially across Africa - Our World in Data

Habitat loss is the biggest threat to the world’s animals. Without improvements in crop yields, thousands of species could see much of their habita... (2021)


Article

Inside the Secretive, Semi-Illicit, High Stakes World of WhatsApp Mango Importing

To buy Pakistan’s Anwar Ratol and Chaunsa mangoes, prized for their explosive flavor and sweetness, you’ll need to place an order via WhatsApp and ... (2021)


Article

Mexico is phasing out imports of glyphosate and GMO corn. Impact on U.S. trade

President López Obrador’s decree could forge the “hope at home” U.S. officials espouse. (2021)


Article

Future Space Travel Might Require Mushrooms - Scientific American

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understandi... (2021)


Article

Smallholders produce one-third of the world’s food, less than half of what many headlines claim

Most of the world’s farmers are smallholders. They are also often the poorest. How much of the world’s food do they produce? (2021)


Article

Forget Impossible, the fungi renaissance is here | WIRED UK

While Impossible and Beyond burgers grab all the headlines, a much more humble foodstuff is poised to lead the next wave of alternative proteins (2021)


Article

How much of the world’s food production is dependent on pollinators? - Our World in Data

Many of the world’s pollinator insects are in decline. What does this mean for global food production? (2021)


Article

Organic food isn’t better for us – or the environment | Matt Ridley

It is mystifying to me that organic food is still widely seen as healthier, more sustainable and, most absurdly, safer than non-organic food. Scien... (2021)


Article

Indoor farming company Bowery raises $300M – TechCrunch

New York City-based vertical farming startup Bowery Farming this week has announced a $300 million Series C. The round, which brings its total fund... (2021)


Article

Bananas have died out once before – don’t let it happen again – Jackie Turner | Aeon Ideas

Most bananas are genetic clones and vulnerable to extinction. They nearly died out before: can we stop it happening again? (2021)


Article

Wild mammals have declined by 85% since the rise of humans, but there is a possible future where they flourish

Wild mammal biomass has declined by 85% since the rise of humans. But we can turn things around by reducing the amount of land we use for agriculture. (2021)


Article

This Y Combinator startup is taking lab-grown meat upscale with elk, lamb and Wagyu beef cell lines – TechCrunch

Last week a select group of 20 employees and guests gathered at an event space on the San Francisco Bay, and, while looking out at the Bay Bridge, ... (2021)


Article

Feeding cows a few ounces of seaweed daily could sharply reduce their contribution to climate change

Cow burps and farts are no joke – they're a big factor in climate change. A new study shows that daily seaweed supplements could tame this major me... (2021)


Article

50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists To Point Blame At Fat : The Two-Way : NPR

Documents show that in the '60s, the sugar industry funded Harvard researchers who, examining risk factors of heart disease, dismissed concerns abo... (2021)


Article

Do we only have 60 harvests left? Soil Erosion issue, explained

Claims that the world has only 100, 60, or even 30 years of harvests left often hit the headlines. These claims are overblown, but soil erosion is ... (2021)


Article

Video

Cocoa farming and Chocolate: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver discusses chocolate, cocoa farming, and, of course, some facts that will make Halloween a little weird.Connect with Last Week Tonight o... (2023)


Video

How Solar Panels Are Changing Agriculture - Agrivoltaics Revisited

How Solar Panels Are Changing Agriculture - Agrivoltaics Revisited. Visit the SPAN website to get a quote and start the process of having SPAN in y... (2023)


Video

Whatever Happened to the Bee Apocalypse?

Do you remember the headlines screaming that the bees ... (2022)


Video

The dark history of bananas - John Soluri

Explore the history of the notorious United Fruit Company and how its influence over the banana industry impacted Central America. --In December 19... (2021)


Video

Transition to Agriculture | Big History Project

Craig Benjamin explains how agriculture drove change and why humans took the risk of abandoning foraging. Website: https://www.bighistoryproject.co... (2020)


Video

Why Was Agriculture So Important? | Big History Project

The invention of agriculture is not just a matter of tastier food. It unlocked powerful forces that transformed history. Website: https://www.bighi... (2020)


Video

Threshold 7: Agriculture | Big History Project

When humans began farming, new, more complex ways of living were possible. Website: https://www.bighistoryproject.com/portal Facebook: https://www.... (2020)


Video

Millions protest genetically modified food - 2013 - CNN

Jake Tapper reports on the controversy that surrounds GMOs and one of the companies that makes them. For more CNN videos, visit our site ... (2019)


Video

Europe's new approach to GMOs

Long divided over GMOs - are they a threat or an opportunity? - the EU has now found a way forward. (2019)


Video

Are GMOs Good or Bad? Genetic Engineering & Our Food

Are GMOs bad for your health? Or is this fear unfounded? Support us on Patreon so we can make more videos (and get cool stuff in return): https://w... (2019)


Video

What's wrong with our food system | Birke Baehr | TEDxNext Generation Asheville

Birke Baehr -"what's Wrong With Our Food System? And How Can We Make A Difference. Video by: Twin Path Productions www.... (2019)


Video

Tree to Bar || How to Make Chocolate Every Step

In this video I show every step to making dark chocolate from cacao tree to chocolate bar. There is roughly 7 step to making chocolate so sit back ... (2018)


Video

Food Waste: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight Published on Jul 19, 2015 Producers, sellers, and consumers waste tons of food. John Oliver discusses the shocking amount of fo... (2018)


Podcast

Most U.S. Dairy Cows Are Descended From Just 2 Bulls. That's Not Good - NPR

NPR science correspondent Dan Charles explains why most of the dairy cows in America are descended from just two bulls, creating a lack of genetic ... (2019)


Podcast

U.S. Dairy Cows Are Very Genetically Similar. That's Not Good : The Salt : NPR

The drive to make more milk has had an unsavory side effect: Cows have become more genetically similar and less fertile. Scientists are trying to r... (2019)


Podcast

On Beeing - 99% Invisible

Driving between Oakland and Los Angeles in February offers glimpses of a spectacular scene — neat, symmetrical rows of trees covered with pink and ... (2019)


Podcast

Scientists Have 'Hacked Photosynthesis' In Search Of More Productive Crops - NPR

Scientists have re-engineered photosynthesis, a foundation of life on Earth, creating genetically modified plants that grow faster and bigger. They... (2019)


Book

Energy and Civilization | The MIT Press

A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society throughout history, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel–d... (2020)


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4 Podcasts
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