New Land, Fewer Harvests? The Possible Future Of Global Agriculture
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 17:31
in Earth & Climate
Over half of the Earth's accessible agricultural land is already under cultivation because ecological factors such as climate, soil quality, water supply and topography determined the suitability of land for agriculture when people had to just find the best spots. There are various knobs turning for the future of food. Science has made it possible for food to be grown with less environmental strain in more and more areas but climate change may impact global agriculture. read more