Can soil foil a looming global food crisis?
Scientists are digging deeper into the potentially devastating effects of erosion and intensive farming
04 January 2020 - 09:58
Rome — As water shortages, high temperatures and rising greenhouse gas emissions threaten food production, countries around the world are looking somewhere new for solutions — the soil.
For decades, farmers wanting to boost their yields have focused their attention on fertilisers, technology and new seed varieties...
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