A new study finds that globally we’re growing more of the same kinds of crops, and this presents major challenges for agricultural sustainability on a global scale. …read more Source:: Science
Tag: agriculture
New federal climate assessment for U.S. released
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•A new federal report finds that climate change is affecting the natural environment, agriculture, energy production and use, land and water resources, transportation, and human health and welfare across the …read more Source:: Science
Agriculture initiated by indigenous peoples, not Fertile Crescent migration
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•Small scale agricultural farming was first initiated by indigenous communities living on Turkey’s Anatolian plateau, and not introduced by migrant farmers as previously thought, according to new research. …read more Source:: Science
Climate change and habitat conversion combine to homogenize nature
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•Climate change and habitat conversion to agriculture are working together to homogenize nature. In other words, the more things change, the more they are the same. …read more Source:: Science
Small-scale agriculture threatens the rainforest
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•An extensive study has mapped the effects of small farmers on the rain forests of Southeast Asia for the first time. The findings are discouraging, with regard to environmental impact, …read more Source:: Science