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  • Bees in the D

    Cassidy Hough

    October 25, 2022 |

    The Food Fix |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    The nonprofit Bees in the D maintains 220 beehives at schools, businesses, and other nonprofits it partners with across Detroit. They are bringing bees back to the city to pollinate urban gardens and support the local ecosystem.

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  • Human urine turned into ‘gold' to boost agricultural productivity in Rwanda

    Aimable Twahirwa

    October 05, 2022 |

    Rwanda Dispatch |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Rwanda

    Fertilizer produced from human urine is a more affordable option for Rwandan farmers and is better for the soil than chemical-based fertilizers. Though it was initially produced to improve fertilizer affordability, it has also become a source of income for those who sell their urine to the producers.

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  • Reshaping the Corn Belt: Ohio farmers are changing how they farm to be more climate-friendly

    Alejandro Figueroa

    October 03, 2022 |

    WVXU Radio |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Ohio

    Farmers in Ohio are implementing regenerative farming practices like growing pollinator plots and cover crops for improved soil health, increased yield, and economic benefits.

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  • These Colorado programs are helping beginning farmers overcome huge challenges

    Moe Clark

    September 26, 2022 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    The National Young Farmers Coalition works to remove barriers for the next generation of farmers by providing training and educational opportunities and increased access to necessary resources like land and water. The organization also strives to provide more farm training programs to underrepresented groups like indigenous people, women, immigrants, and people of color.

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  • Decolonizing Regenerative Cattle Ranching

    Ray Levy Uyeda

    September 26, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Cheyenne River Reservation, United States, South Dakota

    Regenerative agriculture — a technique originally developed by Native peoples — is a farming practice that can not only improve the quality of farms and their products but also serves as a response to growing climate change concerns. While regenerative agriculture currently only accounts for 10% of farms and ranches today, the numbers are slowly increasing.

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  • Lebanese research preserves heat-adapted seeds to feed a warming world

    Marta Vidal

    September 20, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Lebanon, Terbol

    The International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) preserves genetic diversity and breeds climate-resilient varieties of staple crops to improve livelihoods and strengthen food security — specifically in dry, climate-change-affected areas — by creating seed vaults. Through breeding programs over the past four decades, ICARDA has released more than 30 improved varieties of wheat, barley, chickpeas, lentils, and fava beans.

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  • Movable kraals to restore degraded land, boost crop production

    Enacy Mapakame

    September 02, 2022 |

    The Herald |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Zimbabwe, Chinyika, Gutu

    Farmers in Chinyika, Zimbabwe, participate in movable kraals by adding their cattle into a community herd and allowing them to graze different areas on a rotation. The animals’ hooves loosen the soil and their waste fertilizes it to combat soil degradation and poor water retention.

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  • Traditional climate-smart agriculture system ‘Barahnaja' saves the day for Uttarakhand farmers

    Varsha Singh

    August 30, 2022 |

    101 Reporters |

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    Response Location: India, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

    The traditional Barahnaja system of cultivation helps protect farmers’ crops from erratic weather conditions and crop failure and guarantees access to multiple food options and nutrition even during unprecedented conditions. The system helps crop diversification, ensures maximal use of land, nutrients and water and allows farmers to achieve year-round self-sustainability without commercial interest.

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  • Kansas, Nebraska researchers use plants to limit exposure to toxic lead in soil

    Niara Savage

    August 09, 2022 |

    Nebraska Public Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Nebraska

    Using biochar to plant crops on soil contaminated with lead reduces the amount of lead the crops soak up.

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  • Is the agriculture industry doing enough to conserve water during Utah's drought?

    Carter Williams

    July 27, 2022 |

    KSL-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    A combination of drought and financial incentives is encouraging farmers in Utah to adopt practices that consume less water like drip irrigation and even switching the crops they grow.

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