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How 16 initiatives are changing urban agriculture through tech and innovation

GreenBiz

From high-tech indoor farms in France and Singapore to mobile apps connecting urban growers and eaters in India and the United States, here are more than a dozen initiatives using tech, entrepreneurship, and social innovation to change urban agriculture.

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New trial aims to make paper from agricultural waste

Envirotec Magazine

One of the partners in the initiative, Nafici Environmental Research (NER), based in West Sussex, has created a process to transform agricultural waste into paper-making pulp with strengthening properties.

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Electric tractors, agribots and regenerative agriculture

GreenBiz

Electric tractors, agribots and regenerative agriculture. Without the benefit of their favorite search engine, I’m certain many readers would be hard-pressed to name the largest, pure-play agricultural equipment company in the world. Innovation. Food & Agriculture. Heather Clancy. Thu, 12/17/2020 - 01:30. Media Source.

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Sustainable Agriculture Programs Driving Carbon Markets

GreenBiz

The results are in from over 540,000-acre North American sustainable agriculture pilot programs - and the experts on the ground, from Nutrien Ag Solutions, have a message to share. Sustainable and productive agriculture requires whole-acre solutions and carbon markets play a role in the future of agriculture.

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The robotic, hybrid-electric future of agriculture

GreenBiz

The robotic, hybrid-electric future of agriculture. While many around the world, ordered indoors amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, are coming up with innovative ways to plant small victory gardens in, around and on top of their homes, plenty of change is afoot in big ag — much of it driven by new technologies. Food & Agriculture.

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The State of Sustainable Agriculture

The Environmental Blog

When it comes to sustainable agriculture, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. In this article, we’ll take a look at the state of sustainable agriculture around the world. What is Sustainable Agriculture? Sustainable agriculture is not a new concept. The Benefits of Sustainable Agriculture.

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This is how the agriculture industry impacts deforestation

Inhabitat - Innovation

However, the agriculture industry is one of the largest contributors to global greenhouse gases worldwide. Today, the global food system supports the livelihoods of 600 million farmers and employs almost one-third of the global workforce.