Agriculture Arable Land Supply Chain 
Civil Eats
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Plastics are tightly woven into the fabric of modern agriculture. Research shows that as the chemicals from degrading debris leach into the soil, their persistence decreases crop productivity while snaking up the food chain, appearing in earthworm guts and even human placentas. But it carries the highest risks.”
Modern Farmer
JANUARY 15, 2024
And because they grow quickly with minimal resources—and without herbicides or pesticides—scientists point to their potential to help bolster nutritional security, hedge against disruptions in the food supply chain and even generate fresh produce on long-term space missions.
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Agritecture Blog
MARCH 16, 2023
Let’s take a look at what this means for agriculture. The increased globalization of the food system over the past 50 years has spread the false narrative to many governments and businesses that a one-size-fits-all conventional approach to agriculture is the solution to food insecurity. Let’s look at some examples.
Agritecture Blog
DECEMBER 29, 2022
Cold plasma technology has established uses in traditional outdoor agriculture, but its uses have not been explored in indoor agriculture until recently. One of the main pain points of indoor agriculture is the massive amount of energy it takes to run CEA operations. Two workers inspect plants in a vertical farm.
The Lunatic Farmer
JANUARY 18, 2024
We are on the cusp of the deepest, fastest, most consequential disruption in food and agricultural production since the first domestication of plants and animals ten thousand years ago. And these think tanks continue to crank out their nonsense. They don’t get fired. They just keep going. The average U.S.
Agritecture Blog
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
A recent report by McKinsey revealed that while Africa has large amounts of untapped agricultural land that could be used to increase production, much of this land is in unreachable areas. The lack of infrastructure, conflict zones, forest cover, and large conservation areas has made lots of arable lands inaccessible.
Sustainable Food Trust
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
The post-war Government enabled an agricultural transition that dramatically shifted farming and diets. v] [vi] [vii] Yet, under the last Government, Defra underspent on its agriculture budget commitments by £358million over three years. This level of ambition is needed again now.
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