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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. Alternative economic enterprises like small-scale forestry (up to 10% of the land area), tourism or leisure could be introduced. The speed of modern machines is fantastic.

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Industry Ag News 7/14

Agwired

Twenty groups representing agricultural, environmental, forestry, wildlife, nutrition and hunger advocates have launched the “Farm Bill for America’s Families: Sustaining Our Future” campaign to urge passage of the 2023 farm bill this year.

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Precision Ag News 10/18

Agwired

billion this year to agricultural producers and landowners through its Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a critical piece of the Department’s efforts to support climate-smart agriculture and forestry on working lands. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued more than $1.77

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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.