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Coverage of arable land since February 3, 2022.

Alberta's renewable energy pause could become lingering stumble: observers Globalnews.ca

"...“If (it has) announced that we need another two or three years to figure out the rules, that's going to add to the uncertainty,” Weis said. Meanwhile, other jurisdictions are making moves. Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia are opening their doors to more renewable power, not to mention the vast U..."

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Africa parliamentarians call for mechanization in agriculture to boost food production

"...African countries still lag in mechanizing agriculture, stifling efforts to ensure food security..."

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Climate Change Could Drown Chinas Food Security

"...China is reeling from a record-breaking summer of rainfall and flooding that submerged furrows and destroyed crops, offering a window into how climate change-fueled extreme weather will complicate Beijings long-standing quest for food security..."

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Q&A: How is climate change affecting Chinas cropland?

"...But what, specifically, is happening to Chinas arable land? And how does China plan to minimise the negative impacts of climate change on its wider food system? ..."

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Rewilding farms is storing carbon and growing hope

"...But Tree and Burrell have helped nature reestablish its course at Knepp since then, in a process known as rewilding. Reintroducing white storks (Ciconia ciconia) is merely the icing on the cake. Fencing has been ripped down, large mammals introduced, drains smashed, even a river rewiggled..."

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Fraser Valley flood mitigation funding to help protect B.C.s most fertile region

"...These projects will reduce the risk of flooding for the broader community, Alexis said. Well be able to better protect the livelihoods of our food producers while strengthening our food security and (our) economy, she added..."

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LETTER: Affordable housing exists in North Saanich

"...Congratulations to mayor and council on your recent election to serve the citizens of North Saanich..."

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Planting trees in tropical cropland could create win-win for nature and farming

"...Prioritising agroforestry on open land as opposed to converting old growth forests is a “no brainer” for jointly addressing both climate change and biodiversity loss, a scientist not involved with the study tells Carbon Brief..."

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LETTERS: Anyone concerned about food security should consider signing Heppell Farm petition

"...Frank Bucholtz’ column in the Peace Arch News of June 30 clearly reminds us of the food security concerns we are facing as a planet. Flood, fire, disease and wars have created a perfect storm for the loss of arable land in many parts of the world..."

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Sidney company to study seaweed as a cattle-feed alternative

"...“As pressure mounts over arable land and populations continue to rise, we must recognize opportunities within the Blue Economy to produce food and feed, while adapting to climate change,” said Bill Collins, chair of Cascadia Seaweed in a release. “Seaweed is a source of protein, carbs, fiber and minerals that everybody needs. ”..."

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Why Should We Protect Grasslands?

"...Grasslands also play an important role in ecosystem goods, services, and cultural integrity. Ecosystem goods (such as food) and services (such as water purification) represent the benefits human populations derive, directly or indirectly from ecosystem functions. Grasslands are important for water management, grazing animals, climate mitigation, erosion control, pollination, biological pest control, and even medicines..."

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Podcasts

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Canada becoming more important in global food security, says AGT's Al-Katib

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"...Canada has what the world needs: abundant food and food ingredients..."

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Informative Video

Discussions, Documentaries, and Investigative Reports about arable land.

Iceland - Majestic Natural Paradise on Top of the World | Free Documentary Nature

"...This documentary is a scenic expedition through majestic volcanoes, seething geysers, powerful waterfalls, threatening fjords, and almighty glaciers..."

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Dr. Wayne Honeycutt: Comprehensive Strategy for Advancing Soil Health

"...An abundance of research shows that practices designed to improve soil health also reduce nutrient loss to waterways, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase carbon sequestration, increase drought resilience, enhance yield stability, increase biodiversity, enhance pollinator/wildlife habitat, and provide many other benefits..."

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Realizing Africas Century | World Economic Forum | Davos 2023

"...Moreover, it holds 65% of the worlds remaining uncultivated arable land, has vast renewable energy potential and an abundance of the minerals critical to the energy transition..."

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Academic Research

Recent peer-reviewed papers about arable land relevant to the latest news.

Understanding the intertwined nature of rising multiple risks in modern agriculture and food system

"...The rising environment, social and economic risks such as crop disease outbreaks, climate risk causing natural hazards such as floods, famine, drought, exposure to chemicals, technology risks such as genetically modified crops, and biofuels, food demand disparities, demographic and dietary changes, financial risk, conflict and political unrest, biological diversity loss, psychological factors in long-term decision making, and emerging complexity within agriculture system network are the some of the examples of multiple risks faced by small farmers in developing nations..."

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Multi-Scenario Simulation of the Impact of Land Use Change on the Ecosystem Service Value in the Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou Metropol

"...As the most economically developed metropolitan area in China?s Yangtze River Delta, the rapid changing land use patterns of Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou (Su-Xi-Chang) metropolitan area have profound impacts on the ecosystem service value (ESV)..."

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Impact of the endophytic and rhizospheric bacteria on crop development: prospects for advancing climate-smart agriculture

"...The exploration of knowledge for crop improvement has been a continuous practice to address the food insecurity of the growing human population, and the necessity of the new knowledge is crucial due to decreasing arable land and climate change..."

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The transition characteristics and driving mechanisms of rural residential land in metropolitan areas?a case study of Tianjin,

"...During decelerated urbanization stage, a high-level conflict occurred between rural residential land and arable land, forestland, grassland, water, and urban construction land..."

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Evaluation of the costs of agricultural diffuse water pollution abatement in the context of Lithuania?s water protection goals

"...This study aimed at evaluating the scale and costs of an environmentally and economically optimal set of Best Management Practices (BMPs) for agricultural pollution abatement in Lithuania in order to reach water protection goals in both inland and marine waters by distributing BMPs optimally in space, while taking climate change impacts into consideration..."

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Environmental and Economic Assessment of Agricultural Land Degradation in the Central and Western Zones of the Republic of Tyva

"...The main types of soils on arable land are chestnut sandy loamy soils that are subject to wind erosion (60%), chernozems (23%), and alluvial soddy soils (15%)..."

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Geographical displacement of arable land use for Yellow River regions via regional economic integration

"...The continuing urbanization and economic integration in the Yellow River regions have characterized a new form of arable land use that can be displaced as commodity embodiment through trade connections..."

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Determinants of farmers? decisions to adopt agroforestry practices: insights from the Mid-hills of Western Nepal

"...However, more research on socially acceptable, ecologically sound, and economically beneficial agroforestry practices as well as specific species combinations suitable to the study area is needed to maximize products and benefits from limited available arable land..."

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