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Monetizing Sustainability: The business case for carbon sequestration

Cropaia

This can help to lower the overall concentration of greenhouse gases, which are a significant contributor to global warming. It can improve soil health and fertility, leading to healthier and more productive crops, and can also increase crop yields. Such techniques aim to increase the amount of carbon stored in the soil.

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Op-Ed | Why the World’s Food Systems Need to Transition Away from Industrial Agriculture

Food Tank

Current food systems are responsible for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions and for nearly 80 percent of biodiversity loss. In Mexico, climate change has caused a decline in yields—including a 35 percent reduction in the bean crop while increasingly ferocious hurricanes have wiped out fruit crops.

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Agritecture's Partner Network Expands to 20 Members; Seeks to Set a New Standard for Data Transparency

Agritecture Blog

These companies join a number of existing members, which include: Ceres Greenhouse Solutions , CropKing, Inc. These solutions are used in a wide variety of modern agricultural applications in both greenhouses and controlled environments. Third-party validation of the system or underlying technology is also factored in. Credit: iFarm.

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Investing in Controlled Environment Agriculture with Confidence

Agritecture Blog

Vertical farms and greenhouses are seeing much more capital investment than they had in the past, and CEA businesses are improving their unit economics through new technologies which attract investment, as well. We also see growers with experience in greenhouses adapt well to vertical farming.

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Why Vertical Farms are Producing More Nutritious Crops

Agritecture Blog

Control mechanisms are also utilized to balance temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide levels in the grow facility and deliver the optimal combination of these factors for the specific crop or crops being grown. . #3: 3: Tailoring The Development Of Genetic Varieties Vindara argues that the difference is in the seeds. Register today!

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The Ultimate Guide To Crop Irrigation Systems

Farmbrite

Introduction to crop irrigation systems Irrigation systems are an important part of growing crops, and they can be crucial when it comes to crop yields. It's often used in greenhouses and nurseries, but it can also be used in vegetable gardens, flower gardens , orchards and even trees.

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These Manure Digesters Incorporate Food Scraps. Does That Make Them Better?

Civil Eats

Methane gas digesters are used by dairy farms to convert manure into energy and reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. and we see increased crop yields. It’s a “big savings for us … and we see increased crop yields. It’s a “big savings for us. We see enhanced soil health,” Barstow Manz said.

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