Tag: food supply
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Cambridge-based scientists develop ‘superwheat’
BBC: Cambridge-based scientists develop 'superwheat' British scientists say they have developed a new type of wheat which could increase productivity by 30%. The Cambridge-based National Institute of Agricultural Botany has combined an ancient ancestor of wheat with a modern variety to produce a new strain. In early trials, the resulting crop seemed bigger and stronger…
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The new famine is a crisis of undersupply
Globe and Mail: The new famine is a crisis of undersupply "… Is this a catastrophe of the sort that took place a generation ago, when mass famines in the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s killed hundreds of thousands of people at a time? No. This time around, the cause is much simpler, and the…
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7 Amazing Ways Nanotechnology Is Changing The World
Pop Sci: 7 Amazing Ways Nanotechnology Is Changing The World Tiny nanoparticles are a huge part of our lives, for better or for worse. “Everything, when miniaturized to the sub-100-nanometer scale, has new properties, regardless of what it is,” says Chad Mirkin, professor of chemistry (and materials science, engineering, medicine, biomedical engineering and chemical and…
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Prosperity: Food Supply
Today we turn to the food supply component of the cycle of prosperity. At the core of the food supply is crop production. With the exception of what few hunting and gathering methods are still used, most food comes from domesticated crops or animals that feed on crops.Arrow B Historically, food supply has been directly…
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Prosperity: Introduction to the Cycle of Prosperity
Every society, past and present, has an economy. Economies consist of two essential components: People and their environment. Economic questions ultimately come down to a measure of what happens to these two subjects. When I use the term economy in these posts, I refer to society's transforming matter, energy, and information from less useful to…