What are the differences between organic and conventional farming? 🔊
A new bill surrounding organic farming in New Zealand, as well as imports and exports, is currently going through parliament. The bill outlines plans to get stricter on what is defined as organic and what is not. But what are the differences between conventional and...
Q+A: Eating the Past: What are the biophysical limits to New Zealand’s future?
What are the biophysical limits to New Zealand’s food and energy future? Mike Joy says people need to do a lot less of what they are doing now if New Zealand is to have a sustainable future. Joy says we need to change the way we live if we are to avert a significant...
The world’s appetite for meat is growing. How will we satisfy it?
By Devang Mehta In the near future, “meat” could mean a lot more than it does now. In the future, analysts agree that people will be producing—and eating—a lot more meat. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has found that the consumption of meat...
How do predators help farmers?
By Christopher O’Bryan, Eve McDonald-Madden, James Watson, Neil Carter Predators are helping farmers and reducing car crashes with surprising results. Humans may be Earth’s apex predator, but the fleeting shadow of a vulture or the glimpse of a big cat can cause...
Why have food security projects failed in rural Africa?
By Terrence Leahy Terrence Leahy discusses issues of food security and farming in rural Africa and how to address them. Over the last fifteen years my academic work and my field trips have focussed on food security projects in the rural areas of Southern and Eastern...Subscribe by Email
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