Making Clothes From Trees Brings an Unlikely Win-Win for Food Security and the Environment

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Takeaways:

  • Researchers have discovered that new poplar tree breeds could produce enough fibre to replace a large share of cotton farming in Europe.
  • This could help free up millions of hectares of cotton land for growing food.
  • Moreover, poplar trees can grow well without the vast amounts of fertilizer, chemical and water inputs.

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