Agriculture is a nature killer — what can we do about it?
19 December 2022 |
7:20 am
The farming system that feeds the world is the biggest killer of biodiversity. It does so by destroying habitats, overusing fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides, and creating vast monocultures. But there are solutions.
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