Radical overhaul of farming could be 'game-changer' for global food security
Monday, August 22, 2011 - 13:30
in Mathematics & Economics
According to new research, a radical transformation in the way farming and natural systems interact could simultaneously boost food production and protect the environment. The authors warn, however, that the world must act quickly if the goal is to save Earth's main breadbasket areas -- where resources are so depleted the situation threatens to decimate global supplies of fresh water and cripple agricultural systems worldwide.