The word farm was once equated with images of sun-kissed green fields in rural areas. That’s quickly changing. Not only are farms moving closer to urban areas, but they’re also getting creative in how ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Agriculture is facing daunting challenges. Not only are farmers expected to produce ...

As the world’s population continues to grow and climate change threatens our food systems, sustainable agriculture has become more important than ever. Fortunately, there is a solution that promises ...

The topic of food security and sustainable agricultural systems is a crucial one, particularly as environmental degradation escalates. “Recently, organic agricultural systems have drawn much attention ...

Fenji Materechera receives funding from the National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF). Prof Mary Scholes holds a SARChI chair in Global Change and Systems Analysis which is funded by the ...

The world’s current agricultural practices are unsustainable, and indoor farming may offer solutions to some of these problems, argue many of the leaders in the space. The global population is ...