Investors are sinking billions into high-tech agriculture systems, but farmers are still waiting for simple, adaptable and reliable tools.
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Yes, it’s been raining in southeast Australia – but it’s too little, too late. Now it’s too cold to grow decent pasture. This is called a ‘green drought’.
A research team at Simon Fraser University has developed an AI-powered robot that can autonomously water plants and monitor plant health.
From Devon to mid-Wales, scientists are finding that UK-grown tea isn’t just possible – it could be good for people and the planet.
Industry figures have warned consumers to prepare for price rises, amid expected shortages of milk, butter and cheese.
As trade shocks escalate, Canada must prioritize long-term food security over short-term retaliation.
It was not pregnancy itself, but resource constraints, that kept Malawian girls from school during and after the pandemic.
As our domesticated herds grow, wildlife is becoming rarer and rarer. Rethinking our responsibilities to animals will be hard – but essential.
For millennia, writes Joshua Gilbert, Indigenous people had a systematic way of organising the land. Where are their voices in discussions of sustainable farming?
At a time of changing geopolitical and physical environments, achieving long-term agricultural resilience means diversifying Canada’s crop production.
Climate shocks trigger emotional distress, which limits long-term thinking and can lead to environmentally harmful choices.
Dependence on a single crop is risky. When blight strikes vulnerable communities, the consequences can be devastating.
Despite public perceptions, sheep and cattle are not a favoured prey for some dingoes or foxes. So is culling them to protect livestock justified?
Europe’s pre-1945 farming industry was mainly organic, and it was extremely effective.
Somalia’s competitiveness in global markets has weakened owing to climate change and conflict.
Inside one of Australia’s maximum-security prisons, inmates and prison officers have created an indoor farm, growing herbs and leafy greens for the on-site café.
Human history has been shaped by interactions between communities.
Farmers can take ownership of nature recovery actions and scientific expertise can adapt to local knowledge in the design of environmental outcomes.
Competition issues are at the heart of the surge in prices and low production in Malawi and Zambia.
Ensuring food security for the future means supporting food producers and building the infrastructure and policies that make local food accessible, affordable and sustainable for all.
Top contributors
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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