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The Four M’s of Precision Agriculture
Each of the four M’s are verbs—action words—and they represent the actions that farmers everywhere must take as we strive for sustainable food production in the 2020s and beyond.
February 20, 2022 07:00 AM
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Opinion
A Fish Story: Technology in Aquaculture Feeds People And Protects the Environment
I recognized that a simple app on a mobile phone would transform fish farming. Improvements in markets and technology—driven by tools such as the AquaRech app—can help Kenyans transform fish farming.
February 06, 2022 07:00 AM
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Opinion
When Pigs Fly and Lives are Saved
I’m tempted to think that without the advent and acceptance of GM crops, we wouldn’t now stand at the threshold of a new branch of medicine involving organs harvested from gene edited pigs.
January 23, 2022 07:00 AM
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Time to rethink genetically modified wheat?
As a wheat producer, I will be watching developments in Argentina and Brazil closely—and hope they lead to a better future for farmers, consumers, and everyone.
January 09, 2022 07:00 AM
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Opinion
A Farmers’ Vision of Hope for Africa
Agriculture is an ancient activity bound by tradition and habit, but today farming doesn’t mean doing things the way they’ve always been done. It means adapting to change and taking advantage of new technologies.
January 02, 2022 07:00 AM
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I’m a Conservation Farmer Who Kidnaps Carbon for Good
For many years, climate activists have criticized agriculture and farmers as part of the climate change problem, ultimately determining laws that inhibit our work. Yet we are in fact a part of the solution.
December 05, 2021 07:00 AM
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Opinion
Technology Solves India’s Stubble Burning Problem
It’s time to set the record straight on Indian farmers and stubble burning. We must go beyond the finger pointing and propose constructive solutions.
November 21, 2021 07:00 AM
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International Year of the Pulses: An Important Crop for India and the World
Pulses are a very important crop for India. They are an important source of protein, grow quickly, generate good profits for farmers, and contribute to agricultural and environmental sustainability.
November 08, 2021 11:30 AM
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Opinion
The Power of Local Solutions to Address Global Challenges
In the EU, unfortunately, regulators have blocked farmers from planting the best seeds, developed with science-based gene technologies that allow producers to grow more food on less land than ever before.
November 07, 2021 07:00 AM
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We Must Learn From Sri Lanka’s Man-Made Organic Agriculture Disaster
The lesson is to trust science and technology so that its farmers and citizens stop paying a price they can’t afford.
October 24, 2021 07:00 AM
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