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Unstoppable momentum of habitat loss could compromise sustainable life on Earth
Tough decisions ahead for humankind, if we hope to save the planet
UN: North Korea food production ‘lowest for a decade’
Adding to the sanctions against them, North Korea's struggle to feed itself has hit a new low.
Turn Africa’s cities into vertical farms
Although the problems are enormous, cities can also offer unique opportunities to reduce poverty, deliver prosperity and economic development
Bigger farms needed to feed nine billion
That’s not the research findings the proponents of small-scale, organic agriculture want to hear
Ivory Coast cashes in on the cashew
From tiny harvests two decades ago, the West African country now holds the cashew crown, supplanting India as the biggest producer of the nut
How barcoding is helping South Africa track its precious pollinators
Almost one third of the food we eat comes from animal pollination, but understanding the plants and pollinators relationship isn’t straightforward.
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