“The rise and fall of monoculture farming”

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Geographical scope	European Union
Keywords	monoculture

The Horizon Magazine has published an article looking at monoculture which remains a widespread system in European farming today. It highlights the risks of monoculture for European farmers such as soil degradation, pests and diseases, and increased economic risk, bringing in research from the Horizon 2020 Diverfarming project. Read the article.

Publication date:

Sunday, 13 February, 2022 - 13:00