agriculture
Why A New Method Of Growing Food On Mars Matters More On Earth
Posted in Science on 18th Jun, 2024
by Alex Muller
Solutions like greenhouses developed for colonizing other worlds could be deployed in drought-ravaged areas on Earth.
After Millennia Of Agricultural Expansion, The World May Have Passed 'Peak Agricultural Land'
Posted in Science on 26th Aug, 2022
by Alex Muller
Several sources suggest that global agricultural land use has fallen in recent decades.
Walmart Is Investing Heavily Into Vertical Farming
Posted in Business, Science on 29th Jan, 2022
by Alex Muller
The company says this system enables them to use just one percent of the land required by traditional farming while improving yields 150-350 times per acre.
Alphabet's New Moonshot Is To Transform How We Grow Food
Posted in Business, Science on 22nd Oct, 2020
by Alex Muller
With the global population growing while climate change begins to impact our ability to produce food, many are calling for a 21st-century Green Revolution.
World Food Supply is Increasing Faster Than Population Growth
Posted in Business, Medicine on 27th Jan, 2020
by Alex Muller
The world population is growing at about 1.1% each year and world food production is increasing at a faster rate.