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The Uncertain Fate Of The Worlds Most Important Freezer

In 2008, the Svalbard Global Seed Trust was heralded as one of the greatest inventions of the year. Located on a remote island in the Svalbard archipelago, halfway between ...

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Sustainable Development

Could Agave, Hemp And Saltbush Be The Fuels Of The Future?

Oilier plants, new processing technologies and multipurpose crops could put the biofuel industry back in the race for greener transport fuels Biofuels have long been touted...

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Sustainable Development

Farm Researchers Are Using Military Face-Recognition Software To Inspect Grapes

Somewhere in a field in South Carolina, a robot drives slowly through the dry soil between tall, swaying rows of sorghum: a nutrient-rich grain. The robot scans the stalks ...

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Environment

Europe Poised For Total Ban On Bee-Harming Pesticides

Draft regulations seen by the Guardian reveal the European commission wants to prohibit the insecticides that cause ‘acute risks to bees’ The world’s most...

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Gender

Who’s The Boss? India’s Women Farmers Take Charge Battling Traditional Gender Roles

For Hira Kanjarya, a 17 hour day is the norm as she gets up before dawn to cook for her five children, do the washing, milk her two buffalos, and also run the family’...

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Sustainable Development

You’re Looking At The World’s First Artificial Honeybee

Tiny drones may help pollinate crops when dwindling honeybees aren’t enough. In a honeybee colony, normally it's the female worker bees that go out, gather pollen, an...

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Sustainable Development

You’re Looking At The World’s First Artificial Honeybee

Tiny drones may help pollinate crops when dwindling honeybees aren’t enough. In a honeybee colony, normally it's the female worker bees that go out, gather pollen, an...

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Environment

With Crops Withering, Whither Delta Farmer?

For farmers of the delta region of Tamil Nadu, the biggest festival of the year is naturally the harvest festival — Pongal. For each farmer, it is like a wedding in t...

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Sustainable Development

This Giant Vertical Farming Robot Is Coming For Your Crops

In 2011, the number of people on Earth passed 7 billion and by 2050 that number is expected to jump up to almost 10 billion. Aside from trying to feed all these people, we'...

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Environment

Growing Mega-Cities Will Displace Vast Tracts Of Farmland By 2030, Study Says

Our future crops will face threats not only from climate change, but also from the massive expansion of cities, a new study warns. By 2030, it’s estimated that urban ...

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