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  • Mongolian nomads create shared funds and financial security

    October 02, 2019 |

    Devex |

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    Response Location: Mongolia, Arvaikheer

    Herders in Mongolia have resorted to cooperative shared funds to keep their pastures afloat, a sign of a slow tilt towards greater collaboration and trust in the area. The shared funds act as a way for herders to borrow and lend money among themselves, helping local communities build financial security in a time when climate change is negatively impacting their pasture land.

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  • Farmers of Color Find New Allies

    October 01, 2019 |

    The Innovator |

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    Response Location: United States, Petersburg, New York

    The online Reparations for Black-Indigenous Farmers map connects farmers across the United States in an effort to support those who have been historically oppressed. Those who participate voluntarily pay reparations to the over 50 Black and Indigenous farmers’ projects that have been listed as a way of (re)building centuries of discrimination.

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  • In wealthy Silicon Valley, a $500 million plan to save threatened farmland

    August 08, 2019 |

    Reuters |

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    Response Location: United States, San Martin, California

    In Santa Clara County, California, the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation program is funding an effort to prevent development and bolster agriculture on local farmland. The County, home to Silicon Valley, purchases land at market prices to protect it from development, incentivize agriculture, and prevent sprawl. While still in the beginning stages, the county looking long-term to see how this program will be financially sustainable.

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  • How a small Colorado town fought the Japanese beetle and won

    July 29, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Palisade, Colorado

    Eradicating invasive species requires enrolling a community effort. Although quarantines and chemical treatments have not proven effective in preventing the spread of Popilia japonica, or the Japanese beetle, to farms on the US’s Front Range, the Colorado community of Palisade succeeded in eradicating the species through collective action. By combining pest control methods with a community program of reducing water use, Palisade farmers were able to push the beetles out of their farmland over the course of several years in the early 2000s.

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  • How To Feed 10 Billion People

    July 29, 2019 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Holland

    As the world population increases and resources decrease, researchers across many countries are focusing on utilizing technology to make food production more efficient. From optimizing photosynthesis to enhancing plant productivity, developments are successfully being implemented in the Netherlands and China.

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  • Home on the range? Private buyers restore U.S. grassland to cowboy consternation

    July 18, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Bozeman, Montana

    The American Prairie Reserve (APR)has diverged from government funding and instead created a free-market system to preserve prairie land across Northeastern Montana. Some ranchers in the state oppose the allowance of wild bison and other animals to wander fence-free, but others sell their land to the APR to maintain a diverse ecosystem on the plains.

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  • Millennials ‘Make Farming Sexy' in Africa, Where Tilling the Soil Once Meant Shame

    May 27, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Ghana

    New “agripreneurs” are trying to bring high-tech, business-driven farming practices to Ghana, while also attempting to shift the prevailing norm that a career in farming is not equivalent to “success.” This comes in the form of creative farming practices, like raising snails, to government support, in the form of education and financial support, all hoping to bolster the agricultural ecosystem.

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  • Meating In The Middle: The Challenge of Lowering Greenhouse Gas Emissions On Farms

    May 20, 2019 |

    Harvest Public Media |

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    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Illinois

    From small farms to the larger, agriculture industry, changes are being made to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas being emitted into the air. With methane emissions considered one of the top worst greenhouse gasses – and agriculture a major contributor to it – the industry is looking toward new practices, like cover crops and new diets for cows. Responses are happening on many levels, but in order to make sustainable change, farmers and researchers must collaboratively work together.

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  • Greenhouse Gas Scientist Questions How To Cut Emissions On Her Own Farm

    May 20, 2019 |

    Iowa Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Jewell, Iowa

    As a response to global climate change, many are turning to farming and agricultural practices as a response. Plants are able to bring carbon dioxide into soil, where some is stored, reducing the overall amount in the air. While initially seen as a silver bullet solution, scientists are now discovering limitations – like overestimating how much carbon can be stored. For small farms, in order to adopt more eco-conscious practices, they need more economic incentives to change their ways.

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  • How a new diet for gassy cows is helping the environment

    May 20, 2019 |

    BBC |

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    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Colombia, Bogotá

    Growing flowers and plants in fields where cows graze leads to a healthier diet, larger cows, more enriched soil, and less methane emitted into the atmosphere. About 4,000 farmers have received funding to transform their farms away from traditional grazing, moving towards a system that is healthier for the animals and the environment.

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