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  • My Perfect Country: Canada

    February 18, 2018 |

    BBC |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver

    Canada is paving the way in marine solutions, but they didn't get there without failure first. After decades of overfishing, the country is experimenting with a sustainable commercial fishing catch-share system that has relied on quotas, leading to a full retention, fully monitored fishery.

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  • Introducing the cool way to keep fruits fresh

    February 17, 2018 |

    Nation Africa |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Massi

    To prolong the shelf life of mangos, a cash crop in Kenya, members of the Masii Horticultural Farmers Cooperative in Machakos County have found a way to build innovative coolers that will work without a need for electricity. Although not without problems, like the ability for the farmer's to actually transport their fruit to the coolers, this innovation has allowed the deterioration process to stall for more than 15 days.

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  • One Fish, Two Fish, Strange Fish, New Fish

    February 13, 2018 |

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    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Maynard, Massachusetts

    Genetically engineered foods have found their place in the world's diet through a variety of means. AquaBounty Technologies has taken this practice and found a successful way to apply it to the engineering of salmon, introducing a means to potentially cut back on overfishing while also supplying a nutritious alternative to more affluent counties and simultaneously help aid the people of the developing world that have little access to meat. Despite facing years of pushback from North America, the company has successfully been selling the salmon in Canadian grocery stores and hopes to expand the sales soon.

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  • Less water, no soil, more fodder: Kenya farmers beat drought

    February 09, 2018 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Timau

    Over 5000 farmers across Kenya have begun using hydroponic techniques to grow fodder for their cows. This trend ensures milk production is still high in time of drought, when traditionally grown grass doesn’t do well. Groups including Hydroponics Kenya and Grandeur Africa have trained farmers in these water-saving techniques.

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  • The Hydroponics Revolution

    February 06, 2018 |

    BBC |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: England, London

    Hydroponics works by growing plants in water without soil, fields or farms. Across the globe, this method is already being implemented as a more cost-effective way of growing food. Farmers and scientists are debating whether it will be the method of farming in the future.

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  • Farmers Are Using Flowers To Beat Back Pests Instead Of Chemicals

    February 06, 2018 |

    Green Matters |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: England, Lancaster, Lancashire

    Scientists are experimenting with a natural form of pesticide by planting flowers amongst their crops to attract insects that eat the pests that damage the crops. One study in Switzerland found a 61% reduction in leaf damage after ladybugs visited the mixture of wheat, poppies, cilantro, and dill.

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  • In India, Agroforestry Is a Win for Both Tigers and Villagers

    February 01, 2018 |

    Scientific American |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: India, Nainital distric, Uttarakhand

    Agroforestry, is the practice of planting trees around crops, which can yield many benefits to farmers and the environment. In India, agroforestry is helping tigers stay alive.

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  • Can Food Hubs Scale Nationally and Stay True to the Cause?

    January 31, 2018 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The Common Market in Philadelphia is an example of a thriving food hub. A 2017 study showed there are at least 360 active food hubs in America that are helping small farmers sell their produce while helping people access healthy food. Now that the model has been proven at a local level, it remains to be seen whether these food hubs will have success with national expansion, though the Common Market is demonstrating success in three markets already.

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  • P Is For Phosphorus

    January 26, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    Phosphate is used for fertilizer on many farms. However, once the phosphorus washes away, it is next to impossible to recover, thus creating a phosphorus depletion. Using a very on the ground, grassroots approach, a small group of local citizens started asking other citizens to donate their urine to be recycled for the phosphate. After just a year, the group had 600 gallons of urine and after filtering it, it's being used on a local Vermont farm to fertilize hay on a dairy.

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  • 'I used to see them as a bunch of rioters': Brazil's radical farmers

    January 25, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Ribeirão Preto

    In Brazil, 45% of agriculturally viable land is owned by 1% of tenants. To combat this inequitable ratio, the Landless Workers’ Movement formed and took a stand for seizing lands that are "not fulfilling a productive or social use." The group successfully reclaimed an area known as Mario Lago and has since begun a reforestation process alongside agroforestry which has allowed for an increase in diversity of food produced. The farmers haven't stopped there, however. To sell their produce, they have implemented a system of turning the consumer into a co-producer thus ensuring economic stability.

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