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Italian rice farmer beats heat with biodiversity haven

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Italian rice farmer beats heat with biodiversity haven
Source: Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories

Four hundred years after monks transformed a patch of marshlands in northwest Italy into rice fields, farmer Alice Cerutti has restored a third to their natural state, prioritizing biodiversity over crop yield.

Four hundred years after monks transformed a patch of marshlands in northwest Italy into rice fields, farmer Alice Cerutti has restored a third to their natural state, prioritizing biodiversity over crop yield.

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