Is the fungus Micorrhiza a panacea? It seems to make possible what might seem impossible, like growing vegetables in the inhospitable saline soils of Qatar. Calling it cheap with huge potential, scientists in Qatar used this naturally occurring soil fungus by mass producing it in labs and then adding it to soil to grow healthy, [...]
1. The Ag Panel at the Aspen Institute Environment Forum Last week I attended the 5th Annual Aspen Institute Environment Forum co-sponsored by National Geographic. (This event precedes the Ideas Festival and the two events overlapped with one day of talks on forests.) Walter Isaacson is the President of the Aspen Institute, so it was [...]
Out of the total land area in Africa, only a fraction is used for arable land. Using soil, land cover and climatic characteristics a FAO study has estimated the potential land area for rainfed crops, excluding built up areas and forests – neither of which would be available for agriculture. According to the study, the [...]
