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Do We Need to Farm Oil Crops?

Modern Farmer

It has also come under fire because palm oil plantations in Asia, Latin America and West Africa have resulted in deforestation and negative impacts on human communities. Palm oil, for example, is in many processed foods at American supermarkets. Fats could be synthesized at scale, says Davis.

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Our Best Climate Reporting of 2023

Civil Eats

Comic: To Fight Climate Change, This Research Farm Is Pioneering Regenerative Practices In this illustrated report, we explore how the Maine-based Wolfe’s Neck Center is breaking new ground in soil health, soil monitoring, and other climate-smart technologies.

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4 Best Organic Farming Companies In India

Kavya Organic Farm

Best organic farming companies in India:- Amalgamated Plantations Pvt Ltd | Organic Farming Companies It is one of India’s top ten agriculture companies. Amalgamated Plantations Pvt Ltd is the newly formed entity as a result of Tata Tea’s divestiture of its plantation business in East/North India.

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Far Eastern Agriculture - Untitled Article

Far Eastern Agriculture

Leading provider of professional Near-Infrared (NIR) analysis products and services, IAT (Singapore) Technology Pte. The IAS-6100 is compact and portable, making it ideal for diverse settings, including offices, production sites, laboratories, and plantations.

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25 Books Guiding Us Toward More Regenerative Food Systems

Food Tank

Author Peter Scholliers looks at everything from policies and trends that shaped consumer preferences to technological advancements. Klein focus on four major areas of change: the commodification of food production, new food technologies, new culinary identities, and migration. Today, that number is less than 1 percent. Author David E.

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Transforming the Delta

Food Environment and Reporting Network

Large plantations reemerged in the Delta, worked by sharecroppers rather than slaves. In 1944, International Harvester tested the first mechanical cotton picker on a plantation just south of Clarksdale, Mississippi. In the end, Nelson said, its not really about the individual technologies. AgLaunch is working on both problems.

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Climate Solutions for the Future of Coffee

Civil Eats

A coffee plant wilts in the sun on a plantation near Manizales, Colombia. The benefit of this technology is that it’s not location-specific; you can run it wherever you want,” says Heiko Rischer, principal scientist and head of plant biotechnology at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.

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