Controlled Environmental Agriculture

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Controlled Environmental Agriculture

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Nov 3, 2019

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Controlled Environmental Agriculture promises to be cleaner and greener. It’s focussed on technology and it’s essentially about bringing food production closer to the point of consumption. We examine the potential and the pitfalls.

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Nov 3, 2019

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A critical look at new technologies, new approaches and new ways of thinking, from politics to media to environmental sustainability.

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