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Aerial view of rows of greenhouses
Journal articles
Global greenhouse cultivation area revealed by satellite mapping
This article, using satellite data and artificial intelligence (AI) techniques, seeks to map the global prevalence and rate of expansion of greenhouse cultivation, or food grown under the cover of thin plastic films or glass roofs. The authors present their method as an improvement to geospatial image analysis for greenhouse cultivation coverage. They claim this new method can aid efforts aiming to better understand the environmental and socio-economic impacts of greenhouse cultivation infrastructure expansion.
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Image of graffiti on a wall in Almeria, written in Spanish, 'no hay mejor regalo que el futuro' - there is no better gift than the future
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The hidden cost of Europe’s affordable food: a story of informality and resilience
Affordable food, particularly fresh produce, is a key feature of food system goals in the EU, but the provision of year-round fresh fruit and vegetables relies on a growing system that offers little stability to its workers. Researcher María Alonso Martínez asks what we can learn from the resilience of the workers in this community, and how to reconcile affordability with the precarity it seems to require. María Alonso Martínez is Junior Officer in Circular Development at the ICLEI World Secretariat. This research was carried out at Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands. 
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Apples & People
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The apple in Indian cookery
This piece from digital exhibition Apples & People explains the history of the apple in Indian cookery. It also features a short book of Indian apples recipes, which can be downloaded for free.
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Image: congerdesign, Apples fruits ripe, Pixabay, Pixabay Licence
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Apples for sustainable development
This story on Apples and People - a digital exhibition telling the stories of apples from around the world and their importance to people and culture - draws links between apples and the Sustainable Development Goals, covering health and wellbeing, carbon footprints, production standards, transport, and employment on orchards.
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Apples and People
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Apples and People: The global story of the apple
Apples and People is a digital exhibition telling the stories of apples from around the world and their importance to people and culture. The website includes stories about apples, an apple map, apple art, and written pieces. New apple stories will be released throughout 2021 and 2022; to receive these, readers can subscribe to the mailing list.
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Image: Couleur, Cherry sweet fruit, Pixabay, Pixabay Licence
Journal articles
Pest management practices depend on who advises farmers
This paper finds that the pest management choices of farmers in Switzerland depend on whether they are advised by public or private extension services (i.e. providers of technical information to farmers). In a survey of 733 Swiss fruit growers dealing with fruit fly infestations, those advised by public extension services were 9-10% more likely to use preventative measures such as nets, while those advised by private extension services were 8-9% more likely to use synthetic insecticides.
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Journal articles
Water and socioeconomic impacts of avocado production
This open access article examines the impacts of avocado production, specifically water stresses and socio-economic impacts on local communities in production areas. The paper links the increase in popularity of avocados to the conversion of forest to avocado production in Mexico. The avocado trade also supports thousands of jobs that are paid above the average for the main production regions, while subsistence farming has been displaced to more marginal lands.
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News and resources
Bananageddon: Film trailer and Kickstarter campaign
FCRN member Sara Middleton has been involved in producing the documentary Bananageddon, which looks at the socio-economic and environmental issues of current banana production methods and what the future holds for the world’s favourite fruit.
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Books
Sustainable horticulture, Volumes 1 and 2
These two books, edited by Debashis Mandal, Amritesh C. Shukla and Mohammed Wasim Siddiqui, outline current trends in research on sustainable horticulture. Volume 1 covers diversity, production, and crop improvement while Volume 2 covers food, health, and nutrition.
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