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- Farm Woodland Forum Annual Meeting in Northern Ireland . ‘Trees on stock farms for climate resilience’ Thursday 15th June. Visit to AFBI (Agri-Food and Bioscience Institute) Loughgall.
- Digeponics and the circular economy. Considering its potential role in developing resilient food systems.
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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Don’t feed the astronauts baked beans! by Andrew Ormerod in conversation with Colin Leakey
Common beans Phaseolus vulgaris are the most important grain legume for human nutrition in the world feeding around 300 million people around the world – particularly in Latin America and Africa – where they are often labelled ‘Meat of the … Continue reading
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What was the Origins of Agriculture in the Fertile Crescent Like? (2004)
How did domestication happened in the Fertile Crescent – (this may be how it started any comments constructive welcome. Understanding in this area is continuing to evolving) Supposing you were a hunter gatherer living about 14,000 years ago in Syria, … Continue reading
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