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The plan to save Italy's dying olive trees with dogs

Agostino Petroni

January 17, 2023 |

BBC |

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Response Location: Italy, Parabita, Puglia

The Xylella Detection Dogs team is a group of dogs trained to detect the Xylella fastidiosa bacterium killing olive trees in Italy. Similar to sniffer dogs that detect drugs or weapons for the police, these dogs use their noses to find out if a tree has the bacteria.

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Crop of the future? More climate-hit Kenyans count on fish farming

Caroline Wambui

January 16, 2023 |

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Response Location: Kenya, Kibingo

The Kirinyaga county government is helping Kenyan farmers build fish ponds and supplying them with their first stock of fish and food in an effort to diversify their incomes while adding rainwater storage amid the drought.

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Perennial grains: great for beer, bread and the fight against climate change

Jake Christie

December 19, 2022 |

Great Lakes Echo |

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Response Location: United States

The perennial wheat alternative Kernza can improve soil and water health because it will return yearly with less tilling and fertilizer than wheat, and it captures carbon and water pollutants.

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Resurrecting Climate-Resilient Rice in India

Rebecca George

December 14, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: India, Odisha

A conservationist dedicated 1.7 acres in Odisha, India, to farm and conserve native rice varieties in an effort to revive resilient crops and food systems in the country after many were abandoned for high-yield varieties. The seeds are shared with small farmers across several states.

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As climate changes, Mekong farmers try floating rice

Thanh Hue

December 12, 2022 |

Mekong Eye |

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Response Location: Vietnam, An Giang

Researchers at the Climate Change Institute at An Giang University are working with farmers in Vietnam to popularize a better-tasting, more resilient strain of traditional floating rice to help them adapt to flooding and climate change.

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U.S. carbon farming takes root - but do the economics add up?

Carey L. Biron

December 12, 2022 |

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Response Location: United States, Maryland

Farmers in the United States are participating in the growing carbon offset credit industry with regenerative farming. These farmers use practices like planting cover crops and not tilling fields to improve soil quality, therefore, trapping more carbon emissions which they can sell as offset credits.

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How agroforestry can restore degraded lands and provide income in the Amazon

Ignacio Amigo Sam Cowie Avener Prado

December 09, 2022 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Brazil, Nova Califórnia, Rondônia

Agroforestry is a farming method in which a variety of crops, plants, and trees are planted mimicking the makeup of a forest. The practice is becoming more popular in Rondônia, Brazil, as a sustainable farming option to restore land degraded from livestock ranching while providing an income for small farmers.

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Is This Biochar's Big, Carbon-Rich Moment?

Lisa Held

December 06, 2022 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, Montana

Biochar, charcoal made by heating organic biomass like forest debris, can be used as an amendment to improve soil health and sequester carbon. The charcoal is incredibly porous, so it holds nutrients, water, and carbon.

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Breaking Old Ground

Liz Mirabelli Nye

December 05, 2022 |

The Xylom |

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Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

A chestnut farmer in Massachusetts is practicing agroforestry to restore soil health in his fields and build a long-term sustainable farming system. The practice varies widely from farm to farm, but his choices include planting perennial crops and native plants between the chestnut trees for diversification.

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Indian farmers turn to solar-powered fridges to fight food waste

Moushumi Basu

December 01, 2022 |

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Response Location: India

Solar-powered cold storage units help farmers in India to store their harvests during extreme heat instead of discarding their produce or trying to sell it quickly for cheap to avoid waste. The solar-powered option is significantly cheaper than typical electric cold storage, making it more accessible to small-scale farmers.

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