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Farmers are struggling to adapt to climate change and its challenges, but new research has some helpful advice.
Africa has a hunger crisis: it’s time to change the approach to agriculture.
Farming has made crop plants reliant on synthetic fertilisers, but we can reactivate their ability to engage with beneficial microorganisms and make them more independent.
Growing legumes could at once provide African farmers with fertilisers and food crops. However, researchers warn this is not a one-size-fits-all solution.
The findings show that Zambian agricultural policies do reduce headcount poverty and inequality.
Synthetic fertiliser prices have shot up amid the war in Ukraine. Could organic fertilisers provide a worthy alternative?
Farmers who use little or no fertiliser can use ecological practices to increase their yields.
The new State of the Environment report shows Australia’s soil and the life it holds is in poor condition. We need to protect our underground biodiversity.
Food prices already rose sharply during the pandemic, and they’re only going higher.
Soil degradation is a huge challenge for farmers around the world. But new research is showing how farmers can balance crop yields with protecting the environment.
It’s painfully clear nature is buckling under the weight of farming’s demands. There’s another way – but it involves accepting nature’s limits.
Existing toilets aren’t a good fit for parts of sub-Saharan Africa because many areas lack water and there’s often no proper plumbing.
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Research Engineer, Laboratoire d’Economie Rouen Normandie, Université de Rouen Normandie
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Research fellow, Seoul National University
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Professor of Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University
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Professor of Crop Science, University of Cambridge
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Chercheure en agronomie, Cirad
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Professor in Statistics, Trinity College Dublin
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Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow, Western Sydney University
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Research Associate, School of Geographical & Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow
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Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor of Soil Science, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Professor of Crop Science, University of Reading
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Écologue agronome, Cirad
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Cropping Systems Ecologist, Rothamsted Research
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Principal Investigator in Agro-ecology and sustainable intensification research unit, Cirad
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Chercheure en agronomie du système de culture et modélisatrice, Cirad