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AI tools for farming can play a role. But they need to be properly tailored for African and developing nations’ context.
Global supply chains lead to companies capturing most of the value, while suppliers – and especially workers – get a much smaller share.
The good news is degraded soil can regain some of its lost heat protection. We can help ‘re-insulate’ the ground with practical farming methods.
Australia could direct revenue towards electrification, not further diesel consumption.
Changes in ways of farming are part of the reason why wildfires are more likely this summer, even in traditionally colder climates.
There are ways to reduce emissions without sacrificing yield. A new study shows how, and looks at a technique billed as ‘climate-friendly’ that makes emissions worse.
A labour and political ecology expert looks back at imperialistic logic and how chemical fertilisers have repeatedly served as strategic objectives and weapons, particularly in wartime.
When bats disappear, farms become less productive, and that has broad implications far beyond the crops.
Science can only change the world when societies decide to give it the means to do so.
Pollinators support our nutritional health and are critical for crops of fruit, vegetables and beans.
In parts of Western Australia and Southern Australia, mouse numbers are reaching plague proportions.
Wheat is one of the most popular grains globally. But climate change is making it harder to grow, harvest and distribute this crucial crop.
Communities affected by mining project delays live in a state of suspended time for three years.
Agricultural workers are six times more likely to die on the job than the average American worker.
It’s possible to work with and change social norms about suitable work for women.
Regenerative agriculture began as a grassroots movement led by farmers. It has been described in many different ways, but a common thread is a set of values.
Nature and agriculture are often at odds. But an Australian study suggests farmers who plant more trees are better off – financially and environmentally.
Pl@ntNet, the “shazam” for plants is a well-known app among the hiking community and nature enthusiasts, but not many know that it’s a precious resource for scientists.
UK farmers are struggling with rising prices, as the war in Iran and the closure of the strait of Hormuz starts to affect supply.
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor in Food Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Regional and Rural Futures, Deakin University
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Professor, Dept of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Guelph
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Emeritus Professor, Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape
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Adjunct Professor in Animal Welfare, Curtin University
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John M. Thompson Chair in Information Technology and Innovation and Professor, Western University
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Emeritus Professor of Agroecology and Food Politics, Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience, Coventry University
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Research Fellow, Centre for Rural Policy Research, University of Exeter
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Lecturer in Ecology, University of New England
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Professor of Sustainable Development, University of Notre Dame
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CGIAR
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Professor, Food Economics, University of Guelph
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Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne