More than a dozen solar energy projects — each of which will generate more than 100 megawatts of energy — are either being built or have been completed. Clean energy is hot. A groundswell of support for renewable power has sprung up around the world over...
It may not be as visually striking as a green forest or appear as vital as fresh water, but plain-looking soil is a natural resource just as essential to sustaining life on Earth. Soil provides nutrients, water and minerals to plants and trees, stores carbon and is...
Peak Foods The world has entered an era of “peak food” production with an array of staples from corn and rice to wheat and chicken slowing in growth – with potentially disastrous consequences for feeding the planet. New research finds that the supply of 21 staples,...
Perturbed over high input costs, farmers in Punjab are taking to natural farming methods for better financial returns which promise better yields and minimal costs. Above all, they are getting 70-80% more premium for their produce compared to chemical farming. Natural...
All farmers on the ground know their land as well as their own wrinkled hands, but totaling up all the world's cropland is a difficult task. Yet the competition for land among developers, growers and other parties makes getting an accurate count of the world's arable...
