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Why monocultures aren’t nearly as bad as you may think

The word "monoculture" is often used to signify all things bad about agriculture, even by environmentalists. But if you dive in to what it really means, you may be surprised, writes James Wong

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Covid-19 pandemic risks worst global food crisis in decades

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Farming and art arose in New Guinea at same time as Europe and Asia

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Plants sprouted from seeds stored for decades in a disused Arctic mine

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Svalbard doomsday vault gets first big seed deposit since upgrade

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Lab-grown meat will be on your plate soon. It won’t be what you expect

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Cultured meat needs a lot more government backing – for all our sakes

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The Mammillaria spinosissima cactus has been found to emit sounds when stressed

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Recordings reveal that plants make ultrasonic squeals when stressed

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Environment

Bali’s stunning rice terraces offer clues to sustainable water use

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Climate change could trigger huge drops in food production by 2100

Unchecked climate change could mean that by 2100, 90 per cent of the world’s population will live in a country where food production is falling

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Approval of golden rice could finally end vitamin A deficiency deaths

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Brexit ideas of UK food self-sufficiency are just pipe dreams

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Farmed bees are mating with native bees – and that could endanger them

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There is an answer to the world’s deadliest human-elephant conflict

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