From tradition to innovation: CROPPS Symposium explores sustainable agriculture for hotter, drier climates
November 25, 2024
November 25, 2024
ITHACA, New York, Nov. 25 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
As a student in the late 1990s, Michael Kotutwa Johnson listened to professors dismiss the idea that corn could survive sustainably on less than 20 inches of rain each year. But for Johnson, a Hopi farmer from the high desert of northern Arizona, this wasn't theory--it was lived experience. He knew firsthand that corn could flourish in arid conditions, just as his ancestors had grown it for generations.
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As a student in the late 1990s, Michael Kotutwa Johnson listened to professors dismiss the idea that corn could survive sustainably on less than 20 inches of rain each year. But for Johnson, a Hopi farmer from the high desert of northern Arizona, this wasn't theory--it was lived experience. He knew firsthand that corn could flourish in arid conditions, just as his ancestors had grown it for generations.
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