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Social solutions for socio-economic issues

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Dr Nathan Fiala, an agriculture and resource economist from the University of Connecticut, is leading a new programme in the region of New England, where his university is based. Through these trials, researchers can confirm whether any changes to the study population are being caused by the intervention, as opposed to other variables.

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Can gardening help children grow?

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This data analysis involves statistically comparing the well-being and self-determination of students exposed to school gardens with students attending schools without gardens. The observational notes are coded by applying a word or phrase that best describes the recorded behaviour.

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Bringing life back to Kenya’s grasslands

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Land degradation causes soils to become less fertile, resulting in lower productivity in agricultural regions and decreased biodiversity. TALK LIKE AN AGRICULTURAL SCIENTIST. As soils become less fertile, biodiversity decreases and agricultural yields fall. Bringing life back to Kenya’s grasslands.

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Analysing the impacts of Brexit

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Sarah Overton and Joël Reland form part of UK in a Changing Europe , a research organisation based at King’s College London , UK, which provides impartial research and analysis about Brexit and its effects on the UK and EU. EU migrant workers have long made up the majority of seasonal agricultural workers in the UK.