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Here’s what we will need to do in the 21st century to even begin to come close to the notion of sustainable agriculture. We need to reduce agriculture’s ecological impact: it’s pollution of air, land and water. We need to reduce its demand for fresh water: some 70-80% of fresh water is still used for farming. We need to adapt staple crops to a hotter, drier world in many populous places. And oh, by the way, we need to double the food supply over the next couple of decades. |