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How farmers in Punjab are using the practice of mulching to fight climate change

Ankita Anand

November 30, 2018 |

Daily O |

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Response Location: India, Sunam, Punjab

In Punjab's Sangrur district, some farmers are choosing to mulch rather than burn crop residue. The benefits of mulching are two-fold: increased soil health and reduced air pollution. But a lot of growers in the area still burn, and many are frustrated that the government offers no incentives to mulch.

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Coastal farmers tackle salinity with innovative measures

Jency Samuel

November 30, 2018 |

Village Square |

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Response Location: India, Tharangambadi

In coastal Tamil Nadu, farmers are using traditional techniques to combat salinity and drought conditions. Farmers caution that as sea levels rise and the climate changes, traditional practices and organic farming will be necessary to harvest crops.

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Fertilize by drone, till by text: Making tech work for Africa's farmers

Stacey Knott

November 16, 2018 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Ghana

High tech innovations are making agriculture more productive while creating skilled jobs. In Ghana, tech startups like Acquah Aviation and TROTRO Tractor offer technology-sharing services to farmers. With urbanization leading to a loss in farm-labor supply across sub-Saharan Africa, the drones and tractors help to boost productivity through mechanization, while supportive infrastructure for these services offers opportunities for high skill employment.

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Agroforestry saves soil and boosts livelihoods in Tajikistan

Daniyar Serikov

November 13, 2018 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Tajikistan, Faizobod

To restore degraded lands in Tajikistan, farmers are turning to agroforestry, a traditional cropping method that more closely mimics natural systems. An estimated 45 gigatons of carbon is sequestered by agroforestry systems globally. Add that to the benefits of reforestation, erosion control, and the return of wildlife habitat.

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For farmers, talking about mental health used to be taboo. Now there's #AgTwitter

Courtney Vinopal

November 02, 2018 |

PBS NewsHour |

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Response Location: United States, Iowa

Farmers are using the hashtag #agtwitter to discuss mental health challenges, provide information about resources, and organize offline support. In areas of the country where studies consistently show mental health resources are scarce and suicide rates high, twitter provides a space for peer-to-peer support.

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Can we meet a growing need for food without destroying our environment?

Paul McDivitt

November 01, 2018 |

Ensia |

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Response Location: United States, Virginia

As climate change continues to impact agriculture production and land viability, a new concept known as “sustainable intensification” has entered the conversation as a way to cultivate a relationship between traditional and organic farming. Taking the best from both practices, this new practice emphasizes environmentally friendly farming with higher yields of food production.

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'We can fix all this': Could this be the solution to Australia's drought crisis?

Winsome Denyer

October 29, 2018 |

ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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Response Location: Australia, New South Wales

Natural Sequence Farming is the process of restoring a landscape's original hydration processes by "reading the landscape and tapping into the land's natural system of self-rehydration," – and it's helping Mulloon Creek Natural Farms in New South Wales revive dry farmland. Although some, including the government, haven't entirely accepted the practice, the pilot project has shown a "63% increase in production on the hydrated land."

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Farms Race

Nina Sparling

October 15, 2018 |

Logic Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

True to hacker form, an MIT team wants "open-source agriculture," a technology that takes food production back from big corporations and makes it widely accessible. To this end, the OpenAg community, comprised of coders, horticulturalists, engineers, plant scientists, and teachers, is developing food computers. But the technology is still being developed, and the economics don't yet pencil out for profitability.

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Whisky and vodka flow as Tasmanian farmers embrace spirit of sustainability

Fiona Breen

October 07, 2018 |

ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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Response Location: Australia, Tasmania

In Australia, farmers are looking to diversify their crops in order to gain greater financial returns. For several farmers across different regions, this has resulted in looking to whiskey and vodka production.

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The Co-op Farming Model Might Help Save America's Small Farms

Annelise Jolley

October 03, 2018 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States

Throughout the United States, farmer co-ops are gaining popularity as a means to share work and resources with fellow small farms with the goal of keeping rural communities alive. Although this model can look slightly different depending on the region and can create limitations, overall, many believe this approach may create a more resilient farming practice.

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