Tag: Peak farmland

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Dec 19, 2013

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1. Scientific American: Scientific American's Top 10 Science Stories of 2013 A carbon threshold breached, commitments to brain science made, mystery neutrinos found and human evolution revised—these and other events highlight the year in science and technology as picked by the editors of Scientific American 2. Reuters: "Peak farmland" is here, crop area to diminish:…
“Peak farmland” is here, crop area to diminish: study

Dec 18, 2012

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in Environment, Technology (Biotech & Health), Trends: Economic

Reuters: "Peak farmland" is here, crop area to diminish: study (Reuters) – The amount of land needed to grow crops worldwide is at a peak, and a geographical area more than twice the size of France will be able to return to its natural state by 2060 as a result of rising yields and slower…