Agriculture & Food
We eat to live. Humans use approximately 11% of Earthโs land for the cultivation of crops for food, but also for clothing, medicine and biofuels. Globally, major crops include sugarcane, pumpkin, maize (corn), wheat, rice, cassava, soybeans, hay, potatoes and cotton.
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Viewpoint: How โfake newsโ shapes our behavior?
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Viewpoint: Social media influencers are promoting RFK, Jr.โs dangerous protein-heavy diet
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Viewpoint: Farmers face mounting challenges โ Proposed U.S. farm bill doesnโt meet them
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Viewpoint: In defense of plastics (and a rebuttal of ideology-infused misinterpretations of risk science)
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Viewpoint: Wheat has become a target of glyphosate critics. Should the herbicide be banned?
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Viewpoint: Is the Republican-backed farm bill an agriculture industry giveaway?
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ViewpointโLiberal delusion: No, RFK, Jr. would not have made a great Secretary of Agriculture
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