Sustainability & Climate Change
Food production needs are expected to roughly double over the next 35 years as the world population grows and people in under developed countries become more affluent and demand more calories. Healthy ecosystems are vital to the survival of all organisms. How can we grow crops without harming the environment? How can we balance technology and global food security? What is the right balance of organic and conventional farming? What role can genetics and biotechnology play without compromising the needs of tomorrow?
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Viewpoint: Vitamin-rich Golden Rice mired in the ideological infighting
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Empowering small farmholders and indigenous cultures is central to preserving at risk plants and forests
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Empowering small farmholders and indigenous cultures is central to preserving at risk plants and forests
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Viewpoint: Organic farming is not as sustainable as popularly believed
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hen genetically modified (GM) crops were initially commercialized in the mid to late 1990s, many critics of the new technology ...
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Viewpoint: Gutting the FDA—What’s at stake for public health
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