9 Billion Mouths to Feed: The Future of Farming -- High Tech Agriculture (Episode 4)
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Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesStudents at UC Davis are working to create high-tech tools to help make agriculture more precise. Some areas of research focus on plant genetics and biotechnology. Also in this episode, an organic farmer and a plant geneticist discuss the goals of sustainable farming. Part of the "9 Billion Mouths to Feed: The Future of Farming" series.
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Runtime: 10 minutes 32 seconds
- Topic: Business, History, Science
- Subtopic: Agriculture, Inventions, Science Experiments
- Grade/Interest Level: 9 - 12
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- Release Year: 2012
- Producer/Distributor: University Of California Television
- Series: 9 Billion Mouths to Feed: The Future of Farming
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