# 7 Agriculture Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/meer-podcast-6809495/7-agriculture Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/meer-podcast-6809495/7-agriculture.md Podcast: [MEER Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meer-podcast-6809495) Published: 2024-09-21T09:57:43+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/meer/1665576 Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/254468/1665576/meer/2024_09_20_23_12_37_19b14c98-cec1-46b1-90cb-628889e9fd1a.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/meer-podcast-6809495/episodes/7-agriculture Duration seconds: 2302 ## Resource In this compelling seventh episode of the MEER Podcast, Dr. Ye Tao shares fascinating updates from his recent travels in China, delving into the state of climate, agricultural, and water resource research. Amidst exploring the potential for international collaboration, Dr. Tao sheds light on the challenges faced by Chinese researchers within the state-funded system and the implications for innovative climate solutions like MEER. The episode takes a deep dive into the impact of climate change on agriculture , highlighting recent studies that predict significant declines in crop yields due to increasing temperatures and changing precipitation patterns. Dr. Tao discusses how MEER's technologies could potentially mitigate these effects by improving water efficiency in agriculture through passive radiative cooling techniques. Join us as we explore the nexus of technology, policy, and climate action, examining both the challenges and transformative potential of MEER in addressing urgent global issues. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/meer-podcast-6809495/episodes/7-agriculture/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/meer-podcast-6809495/7-agriculture.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.