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  • Cultivating a New Immigrant Narrative

    April 27, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Gonzales, California

    Half of U.S. farm workers are Hispanic, but few make it to leadership positions. A historically white non-profit, FFA, is creating equal education programs in California to increase leadership opportunities for minorities in agriculture.

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  • In India, Profitable Farming With Fewer Chemicals

    April 24, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: India, Telangana

    In India, many farmers, especially women farmers, have transitioned to organic farming. While it requires a serious set of skills and knowledge, organic farming increases yields and decreases costs by eliminating the need to buy pesticides. The move is both ecological and economical, and the Indian government is trying to spread the solution.

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  • Carbon Pricing Helping Farmers Ease Methane Pollution

    April 24, 2015 |

    Climate Central |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    The government wants more farmers turning waste methane into biogas to help combat the negative effects of global climate change. California is leading the initiative, largely through a cap-and-trade program.

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  • Searching for the best dog to save livestock — and wildlife

    April 23, 2015 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Throughout the American West, recovering populations of wolves and grizzly bears have crept beyond the boundaries of national parks, clashing with sheep and cattle as they advance. Looking to Europe as an example, researchers are training and testing guard dogs in various western states as a means of deterring predators and protecting valuable livestock.

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  • From Our Prison to Your Dinner Table

    March 03, 2015 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    In prison, most inmates are alienated from social practices and can be a tax burden for the states. The Colorado Correctional Industries is a program that positions inmates in different forms of labor such as making stuffed toys, farming fish, picking fruit, tending livestock, and creating crafts to be sold at grocery stores. The program makes inmates into taxpayers instead of tax burdens and offers skills that are useful for future employment once they leave prison.

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  • Can grains of the past help us weather storms of the future?

    February 09, 2015 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: India, Sundarbans

    After a devastating cyclone changed the nature of local soil, NGOs preserved Indian rice crops by reintroducing traditional rice varieties that can be cultivated even in salt-ridden earth. Although some first met this idea with skepticism, many farmers have now adopted the practice after witnessing the success of the crops.

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  • Vertical Gardens Help Bangladesh Farmers Overcome Salty Soil

    February 06, 2015 |

    Voice of America (VOA) |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Khulna

    Vertical container farming offers an innovative adaptation to climate change and soil salinity. In Bangladesh, the nonprofit, WorldFish Center, promotes the practice of vertical farming, providing education and resources to villagers. The practice includes collecting soil diluted after monsoon rains into inexpensive plastic containers. The nonprofit first trained 200 farmers and aims to expand its reach to 5,000 in the next two years.

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  • Farmers adapt to big rains but send trouble downstream

    February 04, 2015 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    Confronting more frequent heavy rains, the state's farmers have extended farmland drainage. Higher crop yields is one result. Another: More dirty water is flowing downstream.

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  • Vertical Gardens Beat Soil Made Salty by Climate Change

    January 30, 2015 |

    Scientific American |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Chandipur

    Rising saltwater caused by climate change is shrinking Bangladesh’s arable land, especially concerning in places with dense populations. But a simple approach of planting crops in vertical containers shows surprising success.

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  • When Life Gives You Rainwater, Make Shrimp Ponds

    January 29, 2015 |

    New Orleans Public Radio (WWNO) |

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    Response Location: Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City

    Farmers in Vietnam face rising sea levels but rejected the city's water engineering projects. They prefer gradual measures to cope with climate change so scientists have allowed the farmers to steer the conversation.

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