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Vine-ripened tomato. Agriculture is the major anthropogenic source of methane and nitrous oxide emissions.
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International Food Security Assessment: 2012-22
Food security is estimated to improve slightly in 2012 as the number of food-insecure people in the 76 countries covered in this report declines from 814 million in 2011 to 802... More »
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Climate Change, Crop Yields, and Undernutrition
This podcast with Sari Kovats of the Department of Social and Environmental Research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine was produced by Ashley Ahearn*. It... More »
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Sonoran Bumblebee
Bombus sonorus, the Sonoran Bumblebee The Sonoran bumblebee, Bombus sonorus, is a large and colorful native bee of the Sonoran desert and much of the western United States.... More »
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Perdita minima
Perdita minima "World’s Smallest Bee" Native bees come in all shapes and sizes. Many gardeners are familiar with the large black and yellow... More »
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Feeding the world while protecting the planet
Feeding the world while protecting the planet International team of researchers designs global plan for sustainable agriculture The problem is stark: One billion people on earth... More »
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Food Security / Insecurity: Call for Articles
The intent of this core article is to encourage the generation of a set of associated articles focused on the challenges and opportunities facing humankind in addressing food... More »
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Svalbard Global Seed Vault The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, or the Doomsday Vault as the media have nicknamed it, was officially opened on February 26, 2008, to serve as the... More »
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Integrated Farm System Model
The Integrated Farm System Model With tighter profit margins and increasing environmental constraints, strategic planning of farm production systems is becoming both more... More »
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Climate Adaptation of Rice
Climate Adaptation of Rice Symbiogenics: A New Strategy for Reducing Climate Impacts on Plants Rice–which provides nearly half the daily calories for the... More »
Animal Agriculture and the Environment
Last Updated on 2013-01-06 at 17:27
Environmental Interactions with Agricultural Production: Animal Agriculture and the Environment
Animal production industries have seen substantial changes over the... More »
Colorado River water supply
Last Updated on 2012-09-11 at 14:20
This curriculum module will look at the Colorado River water supply, climate issues and water extraction issues. We will study the data, the possible consequences to various... More »
Replacing Methyl Bromide
Last Updated on 2012-08-22 at 13:10
?Main Image: Bell peppers and a wide variety of other vegetables and fruits may benefit from anaerobic soil disinfestation, a potential alternative to methyl bromide fumigation... More »
International Food Security Assessment: 2012-22
Last Updated on 2012-08-11 at 12:22
Food security is estimated to improve slightly in 2012 as the number of food-insecure people in the 76 countries covered in this report declines from 814 million in 2011 to 802... More »
Integrated Farm System Model
Last Updated on 2012-07-30 at 11:21
The Integrated Farm System Model
With tighter profit margins and increasing environmental constraints, strategic planning of farm production systems is becoming both more... More »
Agriculture II
Last Updated on 2012-07-26 at 11:56
Humans began to cultivate food crops about 10,000 years ago. Prior to that time, hunter-gatherers secured their food as they traveled in the nearby environment. When they... More »
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