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In the wake of the WHO’s One Health summit, a new atlas explores the interdependency between environmental, health and food security issues, and strategies for supporting sustainability and the welfare of all life forms.
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.
Indigenous Dayak women are starting to cultivate chili peppers and lead a just energy transition through backyard farming
Their democratic structure and wide networks mean agricultural cooperatives can speed the uptake of innovative and sustainable farming practices.
The free ecoSwitch app takes the guesswork out of sustainable food choices, empowering consumers to take matters into their own hands.
With new insight into the genetic complexity of coffee crops, new, more climate-resilient varieties could be bred in the future.
Cotton is one of the world’s largest crops and is harvested with large, heavy machines. Robotic harvesting could yield higher-quality cotton with less damage to plants and soil.
Phosphorus and nitrogen contribute to water pollution and cause harmful algal blooms. New research shows how mats of floating flower beds can take advantage of these nutrients while cleaning the water.
New technology could unlock the soil-enriching nitrogen-fixing ability of legumes…and one day apply this to other crops too.
Despite its 500-million-year history, the plant-fungi alliance holds mysteries that, once unravelled, could revolutionise agriculture and ecosystem management.
Even if you don’t live near farm country, you’ve got a stake in the upcoming farm bill – including what kind of farms your tax dollars support.
Farmers who use little or no fertiliser can use ecological practices to increase their yields.
Farmers are contending with huge spikes in fertilizer prices. The Biden administration is paying US companies to boost synthetic fertilizer production, but there are other, more sustainable options.
Growing native grasses as cattle forage is an example of working lands conservation – balancing human use of the land with conservation goals.
Roundup may be taking a beating in the US, where three juries have concluded that it gave plaintiffs cancer, but it’s still widely used around the globe.
How Indigenous communities and a Timor-Leste NGO are reviving food sovereignty in one of Asia’s poorest countries.
New research shows that one-third of yearly nitrogen runoff from Midwest farms to the Gulf of Mexico occurs during a few heavy rainstorms. New fertilizing schedules could reduce nitrogen pollution.
Yerba mate is a wildly popular South American tea with a growing global market. Can this ‘superfood’ save Paraguay’s tropical forests, too?
More than one-fifth of global warming emissions come from land use. Sustainable farming can make soil healthier and better able to soak up carbon, while saving energy and boosting food production.
Top contributors
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Assistant Professor of Geography, Indiana University
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Executive Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University
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Distinguished Professor, Stellenbosch University
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Chairman, Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
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Moran Professor of Conservation and Development, University of Cambridge
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Adjunct Lecturer, Environment and Agriculture, Curtin University
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Post-Doctoral Associate, University of Minnesota
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Senior Research Fellow & Lecturer, School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England
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Principal Research Fellow, RMIT University
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Researcher in Ecology, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA); Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)
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PhD student Theoretical Production Ecology, Agricultural Philosophy, Animal Science, Stellenbosch University
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Assistant professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Professor, University of British Columbia
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University of California, Riverside
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Research Scientist, Washington University in St. Louis