Even in arid climates where water is scarce, urban farms could be a solution to so called "food deserts"—sections of a city where residents don't have access to healthy and affordable food.
Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2021
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A researcher at Penn State is developing a way to consistently research water and its effects on human biology and health.
Environment
Jan 15, 2020
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The World Economic Forum lists water crises among the top 10 most likely and impactful global risks. Most water metrics to date have only focused on water quality or water availability at national and regional scales. There ...
Environment
Sep 30, 2019
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Commercial organic and synthetic nitrogen fertilizer helps feed around half of the world's population. While excessive fertilizer use poses environmental and public health risks, many developing nations lack access to it, ...
Environment
Aug 5, 2019
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Researchers report that as the world population increases and food demand has grown, globalization of trade has made the food supply more sensitive to environmental and market fluctuations. This leads to greater chances of ...
Environment
May 11, 2015
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Improvements in crop water productivity—the amount of food produced per unit of water consumed—have the potential to improve both food security and water sustainability in many parts of the world, according to a study ...
Environment
May 29, 2013
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What people take from nature – water, food, timber, inspiration, relaxation – are so abundant, it seems self-evident. Until you try to quantitatively understand how and to what extent they contribute to humans.
Environment
May 22, 2013
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Smallholder farmers across East Africa have started to embrace climate-resilient farming approaches and technologies, according to new research recently published by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture ...
Environment
Sep 7, 2012
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As food prices escalate globally due to the failed monsoon season in Asia and the "super drought" in the US, a new study finds that small-scale irrigation schemes can protect millions of farmers from food insecurity and climate ...
Environment
Aug 24, 2012
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