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What does designing for life mean in practice? Who is doing it? How we can help? I write, talk, and advise. We also host offsite/retreats here in France .

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4 Feb 2018858951182557232

Since 2012, China has undertaken over 3,800 #wetland restoration projects, reviving more than 1 million hectares of critical wetland habitat. The country's wetland conservation is being enhanced by modern #technology.

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5 Feb 2019338010278404262

I've been critical of the agtech hype for years but had not realised it is, in fact, dead. But today I read an investor say here "it's not dead". So then I asked Grok, "is agtech dead?" Grok:

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5 Feb 2019338288319066406

So, yes, agtech is dead, right?

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4 Feb 2018930539328319556

Andhra Pradesh is on track to become India’s largest #NaturalFarming hub.

Hon’ble CM @ncbn announced that 1.8 million farmers are already practicing #NaturalFarming across 2 million acres in the State.

With focus on certification, traceability, water resilience, intercropping,

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2 Feb 2018404361844494529

Honestly impressed with Epstein’s ability to answer so many emails.

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