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The daily grind: how to cut carbon emissions from coffee
Weight for weight, coffee produced by the least sustainable means generates as much carbon dioxide as cheese.
Plants, too, have their circadian rhythms, which can help farmers
Some plants are early birds while others are more like late risers.
Drip irrigation can reduce the vast footprint of rice cultivation
Wet rice cultivation is not without grave environmental costs. In fact, it comes with an enormous footprint.
Environmentalists bewildered by EU approach to meat consumption and Farm to Fork
Animal rights advocates and environmentalists across Europe have been left scratching their heads after news broke of a ‘Beefatarian’ campaign for which the European Union has set aside over €3 million to target consumers in Belgium, France, Germany, Portugal, and
New wheat cultivars could feed more people more sustainably
Wheat and barley are staple food crops whose production needs to increase dramatically to meet future food demands.
Decarbonizing the global food system is a big step towards mitigating climate change
Agriculture alone accounts for a third of global emissions, and its impacts could increase further still.