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Farmland could feed 20 billion people but it might wreck the planet

Reaching the maximum feeding capacity from current agricultural land would require a global shift to plant-based diets and vast amounts of industrial fertiliser, a study has found

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Vertical farm cuts energy use 75 per cent by using sunlight

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Vertical farm cuts energy use 75 per cent by using sunlight

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An emaciated cow stands at the bottom of the water pan that has been dried up for 4 months in Iresteno, a bordering town with Ethiopia, on September 1, 2022. - The devastating Horn of Africa drought is set to get even worse with a fifth consecutive failed rainy season, the UN's weather agency forecasted, fearing an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are already going through their worst drought for 40 years and another poor rainy season is now highly likely, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP) (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Horn of Africa drought is set to become the region’s worst on record

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We can't engineer our way out of the water crisis in the Southwest US

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We can't engineer our way out of the water crisis in the Southwest US

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Mycelium of mushroom. Mycorrhizal association, the fungus colonizes the host plant's root tissues. Mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association. Mycorhize. - Image ID: BDF3AY (RF)

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Adding wild fungi to soil could make trees store more carbon

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A seed growing from the wooden carrier

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Artificial seed casing made from wood buries itself when wet

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Milk may have fuelled a growth spurt in ancient Europeans

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Serve vegan burgers in schools to trigger shift from meat, says report

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Two people spreading fertiliser in rows of cabbage plants

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Human waste could help tackle a global shortage of fertiliser

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A herd of cows with GPS transmitters. Dairy cows with GPS collars - stock photo

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Ranchers are using GPS-collars to herd livestock with virtual fences

The US Bureau of Land Management is helping ranchers and farmers in Colorado test virtual fences, which set moveable boundaries controlled by an app, and can keep cattle from overgrazing the range

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How California can capture stormwater to fight off the drought

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Feeding farm by-products to livestock could boost our food supply

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Plant-based hot foam kills weeds as effectively as chemical spray

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Bioengineered plants help produce moth pheromones for pest control

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