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Inside Nassarawa community where crop farmers, herders coexist

Abdulkareem Mojeed

March 11, 2022 |

Premium Times |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Ga'ate, Nasarawa

As violence between herders and farmers continues in other parts of Nigeria, the Nigeria Farmers Group and Cooperative Society in the Ga’ate community has found a way to coexist and benefit from each other. By setting up grazing areas for cattle, using the manure to fertilize farms and sharing security responsibilities, the community is able to grow several crops and provide basic aid to its people.

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One Cow Per Poor Family Initiative Improving Livelihoods In Eastern Rwanda

John Mugisha

February 17, 2022 |

Rwanda Dispatch |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Rwanda, Rwimbogo

The “one cow per poor family” initiative in Rwanda seeks to increase household income and fight malnutrition by giving families a cow to raise. Once the cow gives birth, the calf is given to another family to raise, keeping the process going. Since the program started in 2006, a total of 341,065 cows have been distributed and residents say it has improved their livelihoods.

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Trees, crops, livestock mix fights climate change

Caroline Miller

January 06, 2022 |

Great Lakes Echo |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Michigan

In Michigan, farmers are using a silvopasture as a way to fight climate change in the area. Silvopasture is a technique where farmers grow crops, trees, and livestock on the same land. This technique helps creates a sink to collect carbon responsible for global warming. It also battles erosion and improves soil.

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When Dangerous Strains of Salmonella Hit, the Turkey Industry Responded Forcefully. The Chicken Industry? Not So Much.

Bernice Yeung

December 29, 2021 |

ProPublica |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

The turkey and chicken industries have struggled with salmonella outbreaks that are more virulent and less responsive to antibiotics. The turkey industry responded immediately, forming a task force to study and fight the strain, vaccinating breeding flocks, setting up better barn sanitation, and making changes in processing plants to reduce cross-contamination. The chicken industry’s response has been slow and not transparent, and as a result it continues to spread and make people sick. On the other hand, 73% fewer turkeys are found to have the bacteria and reports of people getting sick have fallen by 65%.

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Keeping Cattle on the Move and Carbon in the Soil

Benjamin Ryan

October 31, 2021 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Grasslands are important players in carbon sequestration. In the U.S. and Kenya some farmers are switching to regenerative grazing. For some this entails concentrating herds of cows and resting paddocks for long periods of time, and for others it means reseeding native grasses. This all forms part of a larger global network to restore grasslands.

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The Nation's First Regenerative Dairy Works with Nature to Heal the Soil—at Scale

Gosia Wozniacka

September 07, 2021 |

Civil Eats |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Crescent City, California

The Alexandre Family Farm in California made the switch to regenerative agriculture as a way to improve their soil health and improve the quality of their dairy operations. They are part of a growing number of individual dairies across the country that are embracing organic farming and are becoming “certified regenerative” as a way to build relationships with consumers and retailers on their own.

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How Otukpo Became An Oasis Of Peace In Benue After Fulani Militia's Attack

Chikezie Omeje Arinze Chijioke

August 19, 2021 |

Sahara Reporters |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Otukpo, Benue

Violent clashes between farmers and cattle herders that have claimed thousands of lives have largely ceased in Otukpo, thanks to a peacekeeping process that resolves disputes and is based on a shared recognition of two groups' humanity. The process imposed rules in an otherwise unruly system in which Fulani herders' open-grazing cattle destroyed crops, leading to violence. Negotiated leases and dispute-resolution mechanisms, governed through monthly meetings, have resulted in only one death since 2018, while surrounding areas continue to suffer many casualties.

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How Kansas ranchers and the land benefit from going back to the way of the bison

Michael Pearce

August 03, 2021 |

The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kansas

In Kansas, a group of younger ranchers are shifting away from decades long, traditional, ranching practices and instead using methods synched with nature. Changes include things like burning the pasture to clear dead grass in the spring, instead of burning in the summer. Research shows summer burns save millions in operating costs and it's actually a long-held practice by indigenous people before settlers arrived. The ranchers are also changing how they graze and spray, methods that use less pesticides and increase wildlife.

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Farm-to-table took off during the pandemic. Is it here to stay?

Stan Finger

July 14, 2021 |

The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kansas

As the COVID-19 pandemic hit and grocery store shelves became bare, many consumers sought to purchase meat directly from farmers. The Shop Kansas Farms group on Facebook has more than 148,000 members with about 800 producers who are selling their goods. While there needs to be more education for farmers on how to sell their livestock and for consumers on the intricacies of buying from processors, people in other states are creating their own groups to better connect consumers to vendors.

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The tree cutting emissions from Brazilian beef

Ellen Nemitz

June 29, 2021 |

BBC |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Brazil

A company in Brazil has found a new way to cut carbon emissions from growing beef by planting more eucalyptus trees. According to research, planting eucalyptus trees among the grazing areas reduces the carbon footprint, helps cows fatten faster, and offsets the cows' methane emissions.

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