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food security
UK government secretly grants use of bee-killing pesticides, breaking international laws
Bees and other pollinators play an essential role in ensuring biodiversity and a healthy ecosystem. They are essential in the reproduction, and therefore survival, of many plants which, in turn, serve as food and shelter for a variety of animals. They are also critical to our food security, providing vital human nutrition. In the past …
Designing off-grid refrigeration technologies for crop storage in Kenya | MIT News
For smallholder farmers living in hot and arid regions, getting fresh crops to market and selling them at the best price is a balancing act. If crops aren’t sold early enough, they wilt or ripen too quickly in the heat, and farmers have to sell them at reduced prices. Selling produce in the morning is …
