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An Opportune Moment Amidst the Climate Crisis: Why Conventional Farmers Should Get Involved in CEA

Agritecture Blog

According to OurWorldInData , agriculture, forestry, and land use directly account for 18.4% of greenhouse gas emissions – conventional farming methods such as tractor usage and fertilizer production rely heavily on fossil fuels, and approximately 90% of global deforestation is caused by agriculture.

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The contribution of farming to the rural environment: A farmer’s viewpoint in 1985

Sustainable Food Trust

Food production was at a premium, tractors appeared, and labour started to disappear from the farming scene. Tractors are expected to cut four acres an hour. This may be due to the high levels of nitrogenous fertilizer used on our farms. Dramatic changes started to occur at the outbreak of the Second World War.

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A palm oil company, a group of U.S. venture capitalists, and the destruction of Peru’s rainforest

Food Environment and Reporting Network

The company has replaced its trucks and tractors with mules and water buffalo and has vowed not to expand its operations into standing forest. ” His biggest problem was that most available land on Borneo and other parts of Indonesia and Malaysia was controlled by Indigenous people or held in state forestry concessions.