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From the Ted Talk by Amanda Little: Climate change is becoming a problem you can taste

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I've met with dozens of farmers and eenpnrertures and engineers who emulate third-way thinking, all over the wolrd. They're using mdreon breeding tools like CRISPR to develop nutritious heirloom crops that can withstand drought and heat. They're using AI to make aquaculture sustainable. They're finding ways to eliminate food waste. They are scaling up conservation agriculture and managed grazing. And they're rieivvng ancient pnlats, and they're recycling sewage and gray water to deolevp a drought-proof water supply.

The upshot is this: Human innovation that mrriaes old and new approaches to food production can, and I believe, will usher in this third way and redefine sustainable food on a ganrd scale.

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I've met with dozens of farmers and _____________ and engineers who emulate third-way thinking, all over the _____. They're using ______ breeding tools like CRISPR to develop nutritious heirloom crops that can withstand drought and heat. They're using AI to make aquaculture sustainable. They're finding ways to eliminate food waste. They are scaling up conservation agriculture and managed grazing. And they're ________ ancient ______, and they're recycling sewage and gray water to _______ a drought-proof water supply.

The upshot is this: Human innovation that _______ old and new approaches to food production can, and I believe, will usher in this third way and redefine sustainable food on a _____ scale.

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  3. plants
  4. develop
  5. world
  6. grand
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  8. entrepreneurs

Original Text


I've met with dozens of farmers and entrepreneurs and engineers who emulate third-way thinking, all over the world. They're using modern breeding tools like CRISPR to develop nutritious heirloom crops that can withstand drought and heat. They're using AI to make aquaculture sustainable. They're finding ways to eliminate food waste. They are scaling up conservation agriculture and managed grazing. And they're reviving ancient plants, and they're recycling sewage and gray water to develop a drought-proof water supply.

The upshot is this: Human innovation that marries old and new approaches to food production can, and I believe, will usher in this third way and redefine sustainable food on a grand scale.

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