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Southern Black Farmers Sow Rice and Reconciliation

Civil Eats

Thats because so much rice is grown around the world: Roughly 11 percent of all arable land is devoted to this crop, a daily staple for half the people on Earth. In November, her farm in Alexandria achieved a milestone by harvesting its first full acre of rice after three years of smaller trials, marking their best harvest yet.

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Op-Ed | The Most Sustainable Fish You Probably Never Knew Existed

Food Tank

That’s because we use no arable land, no freshwater (we make our own on the vessels), no pesticides or fertilizer, and no food to harvest these fish from the wild. Our carbon footprint is the lowest on Earth for any mainstream animal protein. It’s even lower than many plant-based proteins, too.

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Cultivating Profits in a Compact Crop

Modern Farmer

Small footprint, big potential “Microgreens” is a term used to describe the tender, edible seedlings of various herbs, vegetables and grains typically seeded in shallow, soil-filled trays, grown under natural or artificial light, then harvested within two weeks of germination. Microgreens at Kupu Place. Photography by author.

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Agritecture’s Top 10 Blog Posts of 2022

Agritecture Blog

kWh per kg of harvested crop, on average. CEA can help to correct certain issues with traditional agriculture, such as limited arable land, limited water resources, and unpredictable weather patterns. One of the main pain points of indoor agriculture is the massive amount of energy it takes to run CEA operations.

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Early-Stage Agrifood Investment in Africa is Taking Off. What Could This Mean for CEA?

Agritecture Blog

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.

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Exemplary Approaches to Hybridizing Agriculture

Agritecture Blog

So, while these solutions may make sense for some countries with more efficient technology, more developed markets, and low arable land, in other countries they would not. With nearly a 10% share of the global harvest, it is the third-largest producer of aroma hops in the world.

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Colorado’s Groundwater Experiment

Civil Eats

To ensure its aquifers remain sustainable amid an uncertain climate future, the Rio Grande Water Conservation District must permanently withdraw up to 60,000 acres of land from irrigation, about 10 percent of the valley’s arable land.