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Many species of these worms—and there are at least eleven thousand five hundred species  worldwide —perform ecological functions similar to those of earthworms, their terrestrial relatives. They provide food for birds or fish, they recycle marine compost, and their burrowing keeps sand oxygenated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One per cent of the world’s farms operate 70% of crop fields, ranches and orchards, according to a report that highlights the impact of land inequality on the climate and nature crises. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Blistering crop-withering temperatures that also risk the health of agricultural workers could threaten swathes of global food production by 2045 as the world warms, an industry analysis warned Thursday. Climate change is already stoking heatwaves and other extreme weather events across the world, with hot spells from India to Europe this year expected to hit crop yields. Hosted on Acast. See acas...

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It’s now more commonly known that alcohol and tobacco use make us ill. Less known is that just four industries account for at least one-third of global preventable deaths. These industries are unhealthy processed food and drinks, fossil fuels, alcohol and tobacco. Collectively they cause 19 million deaths every year, according to a recent series of reports published i...

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Dr Sumanta Talukdar, Founder & CEO of Gardin, takes us through the importance of digital phenotyping in agriculture, his views on the sector and what he thinks the future holds for food production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's is a world whose theme of environmental sustainability is also often linked to communication dynamics, especially when analyzing the theme of road transport which is often the subject of questionable and contradictory analyses.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Mixing cannabis and nicotine isn’t uncommon – especially in Europe, Australia, and Israel. Many people enjoy mixing the two substances to create a unique “high”; some swear it heightens the effects of THC while others claim to not feel much from weed without nicotine.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Studies have been linking red meat consumption to health problems like heart disease, stroke, and cancer for years. But nestled in the recesses of those published papers are notable limitations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Global warming of 2°C would lead to about 230 billion tonnes of carbon being released from the world’s soil, new research suggests. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johannpretorius/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the past few years, we’ve seen unprecedented energy developments taking place all over the world. This is set to continue as countries attempt to achieve net-zero goals.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Clean energy is a top priority for countries worldwide. While conventional power relies on fossil fuels like coal, natural gas, and oil, clean energy comes in various forms such as solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric, and biomass. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Although discovered in the United States only seven years ago, tar spot has wreaked havoc on corn yield—resulting in an estimated 1.2-billion-dollar loss in 2021 alone. The miscreant behind this devastating plant disease, Phyllachora maydis, is an emergent fungal pathogen whose biology remains obscure. This lack of understanding significantly limits disease management strategies, and no corn germp...

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Commercial agriculture, or otherwise known as agribusiness, is a cropping method in which crops are raised and livestock are raised in order to sell the products on the market in order to make money. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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