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Losing sight of the agricultural finish line
In The Guardian, Joanna Blythman pokes an important pin into the frustrating but unsurprisingly durable bubble of vegan cuisine and the low-hanging fruits of ethical eating: These days it’s fashionable to eulogise plant foods as the secret for personal health … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, climate change, detox diet, diets, eggs, electric vehicles, food, genetically modified crops, indoor farming, insecticides, keto diet, land use change, midday meal scheme, Monsanto, organic agriculture, pesticides, protein, subsidies, vegan, Veganuary, vertical farming
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IMD revises monsoon forecast down by 5% but let’s not say ‘drought’ yet
The Wire June 4, 2015 From behind the thick curtains of the Indian Meteorological Department’s offices, it was announced on June 2 that the monsoon forecast for 2015 was being revised from 93% to 88% of the long-period average (LPA), … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, El Nino southern oscillation, groundwater resources, Indian Meteorological Department, southwest monsoon
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