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Highlights: Novel approach for understanding the land, labour, energy and food quality nexus. Agroforests are more productive in the use of land, labour, energy and food quality...
This report from the Tata–Cornell Institute at Cornell University focuses on food systems and nutrition in South Asia. The progress made in reducing the prevalence of hunger in the fourteen years leading to 2019...
Alternet and PEER webinar: Collective scientific expertise on the impacts of plant protection products on biodiversity and ecosystem services
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Rice is a staple food for half of the human population, but the effects of diversification on yields, economy, biodiversity and ecosystem services have not been synthesized. Here we quantify...
Birds as environmental indicators: raptor species a good proxy for agricultural bird diversity
Remarks by Commissioner Stella Kyriakides at the Agrifish Council - Plant and Forest Reproductive Material
Small farms are the mainstay of maize production in China. Its productivity is relatively low despite large farm inputs and the associated environmental footprints. Here, we...
Two newly released JRC reports describe case studies of how crops developed through gene editing could become celiac-safe or resistant to disease and allow...
The identification of sustainable fertilization practices is essential to reduce agriculture’s impact on the environment while insuring sufficient crop production. The use of enhanced efficiency fertilizers (EEFs) is thought...