Agriculture: Evaluating sustainable farming techniques | World …
2021年4月30日 · Agriculture is one of the leading contributors to global warming. To make agriculture more sustainable, innovators have come up with new ideas, like vertical farming. Lizzy Rosenberg, an environmental journalist, evaluates these different methods to see how sustainable they are. Although one might think that farming would benefit the ...
How farming innovations can feed the world and protect the planet
2022年1月3日 · Innovative technologies and practices are critical to enable sustainable farming that can feed the world. Of all the challenges facing modern society, it’s crucial we ensure our growing global population has enough to eat. According to the UN, more than 3 billion people around the world – 40% of the global population – cannot afford a ...
Agriculture needs technology for resilient food production
2022年3月22日 · Image: Pinduoduo. With the world's population expected to hit 9.7 billion by 2050, agriculture needs to become more productive and sustainable. Technology can help transform the global food production system and mitigate its impact on the climate and environment. Digital agriculture systems can also be used to reduce food waste and at every ...
Here's how technology is helping solve agriculture's biggest issues
2023年11月9日 · Here's how technology is helping solve agriculture's biggest issues. Technology can help farmers improve food security sustainably. The current ways of producing and consuming food have led to many seemingly intractable issues that threaten the planet and our food security. With a global agri-food system that needs to adapt to the impacts of ...
Seven key innovations for transforming food and agriculture
2023年12月7日 · These are the seven key innovations needed to transform food and agriculture. Dec 7, 2023. This article is published in collaboration with The Conversation. Food and agriculture innovation includes rainwater harvesting which empowers farmers and saves precious water resources. Image: PexelsMark Stebnicki.
Modern farming is harming the planet. Tech-driven permaculture …
2019年2月28日 · Over the last three decades, 75% of insect species have become extinct, due to extensive use of pesticide and herbicide in modern monocultures. Our soil is losing its fertile humus layer, which is resulting in even more fertilizer use. These negative trends are accelerating climate change, leading to more wildfires, droughts and floods.
What is regenerative agriculture? - The World Economic Forum
2022年10月11日 · Regenerative agriculture is a way of farming that focuses on soil health. When soil is healthy, it produces more food and nutrition, stores more carbon and increases biodiversity – the variety of species. A teaspoon of soil contains up to 6 billion microorganisms, says Australia’s New South Wales Government. Soil is also a habitat for ...
The Impact of GMOs on Modern Agriculture - GMO Answers
GMOs are one of modern agriculture’s many innovations and they are already allowing farmers to grow more food with fewer resources. GMOs are also contributing to innovations beyond the farm as well, including GMO crops that can help to reduce food waste, nutritionally enhanced GM crops that can help to alleviate under-nourishment around the ...
The Netherlands is a leader in sustainable agriculture | World …
2019年11月27日 · To feed 10 billion people by 2050 at the current level of food production efficiency, we’d have to clear most of the world’s forests. The Netherlands is a leader in efficient and sustainable agriculture – and the second-largest exporter of agricultural goods in the world. Duijvestijn Tomatoes uses a hydroponic system and geothermal energy ...
How to accelerate the transition to sustainable agriculture
2023年4月25日 · 1. Implementing regenerative practices and nature-based solutions. Regenerative agriculture focuses on building soil health, enhancing biodiversity and increasing the capacity of ecosystems to sequester carbon. This approach involves practices, such as conservation tillage, cover cropping, crop rotation, intercropping and agroforestry.