British farmers are now looking to genetically modified crops as a way to safeguard against extreme weather, following a year which saw both prolonged droughts and record breaking rainfall. 2012 was the wettest year since…
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Feeding The World – Future Foods & Efficiencies
As Band Aid rightly said, we need to Feed The World but as our climate changes and populations grow, how easy will it be to sufficiently feed everybody? We don’t even do a very good…
How Sustainable Is Livestock As A Food Source?
In the third post in my series on the environmental impacts of agriculture, I am looking into livestock and how the rearing of animals for food is putting pressure on many resources while contributing to…
Fertiliser Flaws & Pesticide Problems
In the second of my posts looking into the environmental impact of modern agriculture, I am exploring the use of fertilisers and pesticides to boost crop yields and what damage they could be doing to…
Monocropping: Necessity Or Environmentally Neglectful?
I have been thinking about the environmental impact of food and drink for a while now; indeed it was one of my green New Year’s resolutions to eat a lower impact diet and I started…
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