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The ecological catastrophe that turned a vast Bolivian lake into a salt desert
The remainder of an ancient sea at the heart of South America is fast becoming a memory: a white expanse of salt stretches for miles,...
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Does Modern Agriculture Hold the Solution to Hunger, Poverty and Climate Change?
Farming is part of who I am. I am passionate about advancing and advocating for modern agriculture. From my early days spent on our...
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Can agriculture and the climate fix their ‘unhappy marriage’ in 2018?
After René Castro-Salazar attended the first U.N.-led climate talks in Berlin in 1985 as Costa Rica’s environment and energy minister, he...
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Experts root for innovative ways to protect potato, cassava farmers against effects of climate chang
African governments should promote innovative risk management tools and approaches to safeguard root and tuber farmers against challenges...
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New research reveals: climate change in Malawi will make tea harder to grow
Malawi is Africa’s second largest tea producer, and one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change. The tea industry is the...