PhysOrg 3 Oct 2014 High-yielding crops are a double-edged sword for tropical forests A study conducted by a team of scientists from NUS, University of Sheffield and Imperial College London, had found that using high-yielding oil palm crops simply transfers the agricultural footprint from areas such as North America and Europe to the bio diverse tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia, South America and Africa. Hence, using high-yielding oil palm crops could in fact lead to further tropical deforestation because it becomes so cheap on the global food markets that it outcompetes alternatives grown in temperate regions. The research team urged scientists to help governments to pre-empt and plan for the unintended negative consequences of technical advances in crop production. View the article here: phys.org/news/2014-10-high-yielding-crops-double-edged-sword-tropical.html
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 01:28:17 +0000
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