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Food and Farming

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Agriculture

Agroforestry Found On Nearly Half The World’s Farms

For centuries, farmers have placed trees among their crops to enhance soil health, raise marketable fruits or nuts, and protect row crops from damaging winds. Yet agroforestry, as the practice is known, is generally considered a rarity among mainstream farmers. New data suggests that more farmers practice agroforestry than previously
28 Aug 2009 4 min read
Agriculture

The Case Against Organic Food Does Not Stand Up

By Peter Melchett There really are nutritional benefits, as research to be published next year will show Ben Goldacre says the Soil Association [https://www.soilassociation.org/]‘s criticism of the recent Food Standards Agency [https://www.food.gov.uk/] research on nutrients is “not about organic food [https://www.
28 Aug 2009 3 min read
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