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  • Can a City Feed Itself?

    Peter Yeung

    July 06, 2023 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    In Paris, building-based agriculture, like rooftop gardens, allows for the production of nutritious food close to where they will be eaten. The practice helps eliminate carbon emissions, improve food security, and improve climate resilience.

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  • One seed at a time: Lebanese project promotes agroecology for farmer autonomy

    Áine Donnellan

    June 29, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Lebanon, Saadnayel

    An organic seed farm provides free education to Lebanese farmers on transitioning away from chemical pesticides and fertilizers into agroecology. The farm, called Buzuruna Juzuruna, is creating a network across the country and runs an heirloom seed cooperative with over 300 varieties of seeds to share for free.

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  • The Soil Farmers: Black Food Sovereignty and Climate Solutions

    Justin Cook

    June 16, 2023 |

    NC Newsline |

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    Response Location: United States, Pinetops, North Carolina

    Kendrick Ransome uses ancestral farming techniques like low-till farming and conservation tilling to improve soil health and sequester more carbon on his farm. He founded Freedom Org to teach youth these practices and help other Black farmers do the same after decades of racist lending policies have dwindled their numbers.

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  • Climate Change: How Nigerian Community is Adapting Farming Practices to Dry Season

    Dare Akogun

    June 06, 2023 |

    DA News |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Likpata, Kwara

    Nigerian farmers are adapting their practices to the dry season to avoid disastrous flooding during the rainy months. They use techniques like drip irrigation to conserve water by delivering it directly to plant roots and are cultivating drought-resistant crops. The government helps supports farmers in this endeavor by providing seedlings and fertilizer, too.

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  • Bangladesh tests climate finance for disaster-hit communities

    Tahmid Zami

    May 30, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    Several organizations provide financial support like green bonds and insurance to farmers in Bangladesh to help protect them from crop loss caused by climate change disasters.

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  • ‘Unpredictability is our biggest problem': Texas farmers experiment with ancient farming styles

    Nina Lakhani

    May 29, 2023 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States, Texas

    Farmers in the Rio Grande Valley are participating in a study to find out if cover cropping is a viable method to improve yields or reduce costs in a region harried by unpredictable weather and water scarcity. In some cases, the cover crops they’ve planted between growing seasons improved soil health and prevented wind erosion.

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  • How indigenous women farmers in Mexico are using agroforestry to save the world's favorite drink

    Magdalena Rojo

    May 15, 2023 |

    Unbias The News |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Guadalupe Buenavista, Oaxaca

    Coffee growers in Oaxaca, Mexico, are renovating their plantations into agroforestry systems to adapt to the effects of climate change. The new growing style integrates native trees and shrubs to diversify the fields. This makes the plants more resistant to unpredictable weather, diseases, and pests.

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  • Resource-rich countries find it pays to pay landholders to protect their land

    Dimitri Selibas

    May 11, 2023 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: Guatemala

    Guatemala’s reforestation programs pay farmers to keep their lands forested instead of clearing them for farming. The annual $380 payment each participant receives for 5 to 10 years comes from the general taxes collected by the government.

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  • How Floating Farms Are Helping Bangladesh Adapt to Climate Change

    Peter Yeung

    April 27, 2023 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Barisal

    Farmers in Barisal, Bangladesh, are returning to the traditional practice of growing crops on rafts to adapt to frequent floods and rising sea levels. The floating gardens made from woven water hyacinth have a layer of manure on top.

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  • The Indian Farmers Battling Climate Change With 10,000-year-old Emmer Wheat

    Sanket Jain

    April 21, 2023 |

    Food Unfolded |

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    Response Location: India

    Farmers in India are turning back to growing traditional, ancient grains like emmer wheat for reliable harvests because it can withstand extreme climate-related weather conditions.

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