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How AMAGGI Uses Planet Data to Take Sustainable Agriculture to the Next Level

Planet Pulse

It is not humanly possible to monitor details of an entire 50,000 hectare farm on a daily basis, no matter how many people you assign to the task,” Moreira said. Monitoring has to be constant,” explained Moreira. That reduction in pesticide usage ultimately lessens the environmental impact and improves crop quality.

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How to stop runaway deforestation? Look at Indonesia.

Grist

Thousands of acres of forest, and the carbon-dense peat soils beneath, have gone up in flames, clearing the way for rows of oil palm trees. Wilmar’s CEO Kuok Khoon Hong, was beginning to see that he might have the power to tip the entire industry toward saving, rather than felling, forests.