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The Future of Farming
By Virginia Prescott on Monday, August 24, 2009.
The world population is steadily growing. Projections say that by 2050 there will be nine billion people on earth, requiring twice as much food from fewer arable acres. Science writer Hilary Rosner put together a list of eight high-tech solutions for feeding the planet. Some of the ideas include farming the desert, creating better soil sensors, and growing genetically-modified "super rice." The list is featured in Popular Science, and she joins us for our "next green thing" series.
Popular Science: The Future of Farming: Eight Solutions For a Hungry World
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