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  • More Schools Serving Locally Grown Food, USDA Says

    October 20, 2015 |

    Education Writers Association |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Students in public schools are eating healthier cafeteria meals made from an increasing array of locally sourced food, according to new federal data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Nearly $600 million in locally produced food was purchased by schools in the 2013-14 academic year, a 55 percent increase over 2011-12. However, new studies on school nutrition have yielded mixed results about the impact of new federal regulations.

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  • Why Are Only 1 Percent of Farms Using This Eco-Friendly Practice?

    October 19, 2015 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Lovingston, Virginia

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture assists farms which follow the sustainable farming style, Silvopasture, but few farmers take advantage of the program. ForeverView Farms in Vermont is advising policy groups about ways they can boost this type of farming.

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  • How Female Farmers Can Help End Hunger and Malnutrition

    October 02, 2015 |

    TakePart |

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    Response Location: Burkina Faso

    By supporting small-scale female farmers, Groundswell International, an NGO, is diversifying diets and combating food insecurity in countries in West Africa.

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  • The Changing Face of California Agriculture

    September 30, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    Immigrants from Laos farming in California are using traditional knowledge and small-scale farming to make farming economically viable. While Hmong farmers face cultural challenges, they are looking to sustain and expand their businesses to new markets.

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  • For U.S. Tribes, a Movement to Revive Native Foods and Lands

    September 28, 2015 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

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    Response Location: United States, Duluth, Minnesota

    Property rights, circumscribed jurisdictions, and conflicts with neighbors exacerbate Native American efforts to restore tribal land and resources. Some tribes have found success by tapping into a trend of support from the government and conservationists.

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  • 4 Startups Revolutionizing How Food Is Produced in the U.S.

    September 24, 2015 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Salina, Kansas

    University research in Kansas and California is providing technical solutions for small farmers to help them compete against large scale farms.

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  • Can Bats Reduce Nut Farmers' Pesticide Use?

    September 21, 2015 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    In California some farms lose up to 10 percent of their crop due to coddling moths. Davis University is measuring the impact bats have on various walnut farms, such as potential savings from reduced insecticide use and crop loss to insects.

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  • How better seeds make Timor-Leste climate resilient

    September 12, 2015 |

    SciDev.Net |

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    Response Location: Timor-Leste

    A Ministry of Agriculture project called "Seeds of Life" grants local farmers genetically-solidified seeds in order to fight food insecurity in the country. The farmers will produce the crops and sell them back to both the Ministry and the community, thus expanding access to quality food and stimulating the local economy. Since the program has started, maize production has increased 50%, rice production increased 25%, and sweet potato production increased 65-130%.

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  • Green Energy for the Poor

    September 09, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Niger

    Creative, bottom-up solutions in renewable energy and land use are helping combat poverty in many parts of rural Africa. An innovative business model combining solar power and cellphones allows rural areas to access clean electricity. Agroforestry techniques also restore degraded land, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and increase agricultural productivity.

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  • Serving Up School Lunches of Tomorrow

    September 08, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    It’s no secret that, although progress has been made, school lunches need help to become more nutritious and sustainable. School officials in San Francisco are partnering with researchers from UC Berkeley's School of Public Health to better school lunch programs and, ultimately, curb child obesity.

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