Indonesia has a vast tract of suboptimal land that is rarely used as land for agriculture because it is considered to have low productivity – it is often infertile, marginal, low potential, poor in resources, degraded and difficult to cultivate for productive agricultural land Why do we need to look at suboptimal lands? Indonesia’s population… Continue reading Can Unconventional Land be the Hope to Support Our Food Security
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Draining peatlands leads to greenhouse laughing gas emissions, study shows
Julie Mollins Drained peatlands lead to the significant release of nitrous oxide — a greenhouse gas also known colloquially as laughing gas — leading to global warming, according to a new study published in Nature Communications. The authors of the study are urging increased conservation of fens, swamps and bogs to help reduce the impact of climate… Continue reading Draining peatlands leads to greenhouse laughing gas emissions, study shows
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