Regenerative Agriculture in Mexico Boosts Yields While Restoring Nature - Regeneration International
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Regenerative Agriculture in Mexico Boosts Yields While Restoring Nature - Regeneration International
some researchers are doing genetic work on new varieties of crops that can recruit bacteria to fix nitrogen for them. In addition, one company has developed genetically modified microbes that fix…
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