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Perennial grains: great for beer, bread and the fight against climate change

Jake Christie

December 19, 2022 |

Great Lakes Echo |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

The perennial wheat alternative Kernza can improve soil and water health because it will return yearly with less tilling and fertilizer than wheat, and it captures carbon and water pollutants.

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Union Health Plan Provides Much-Needed Safety Net

David Bacon

December 15, 2022 |

Capital & Main |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Salinas, California

The Robert F. Kennedy Farm Workers Medical Plan makes healthcare for union workers more affordable and accessible, providing workers with a much-needed safety net. The RFK plan covers about 3,000 members of the United Farm Workers — which consists of about 7,500 people, including spouses and children.

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Resurrecting Climate-Resilient Rice in India

Rebecca George

December 14, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Odisha

A conservationist dedicated 1.7 acres in Odisha, India, to farm and conserve native rice varieties in an effort to revive resilient crops and food systems in the country after many were abandoned for high-yield varieties. The seeds are shared with small farmers across several states.

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Cities Take on a New Front in the Climate Battle: Meat Eating

Peter Yeung

December 13, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: England, Hayward Heath

A grassroots campaign to encourage more environmentally sustainable diets called the Plant Based Treaty is picking up support across the globe. Pledgers make their own decisions on how to best take action.

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As climate changes, Mekong farmers try floating rice

Thanh Hue

December 12, 2022 |

Mekong Eye |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Vietnam, An Giang

Researchers at the Climate Change Institute at An Giang University are working with farmers in Vietnam to popularize a better-tasting, more resilient strain of traditional floating rice to help them adapt to flooding and climate change.

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U.S. carbon farming takes root - but do the economics add up?

Carey L. Biron

December 12, 2022 |

Context |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Maryland

Farmers in the United States are participating in the growing carbon offset credit industry with regenerative farming. These farmers use practices like planting cover crops and not tilling fields to improve soil quality, therefore, trapping more carbon emissions which they can sell as offset credits.

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How agroforestry can restore degraded lands and provide income in the Amazon

Ignacio Amigo, Sam Cowie , Avener Prado

December 09, 2022 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Brazil, Nova Califórnia, Rondônia

Agroforestry is a farming method in which a variety of crops, plants, and trees are planted mimicking the makeup of a forest. The practice is becoming more popular in Rondônia, Brazil, as a sustainable farming option to restore land degraded from livestock ranching while providing an income for small farmers.

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Why Avalon International Breads is rescuing spent grains to fight climate change

Eleanore Catolico

December 08, 2022 |

Planet Detroit |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

As a part of the Upcycled Grain Project, Avalon International Breads in Detroit makes crackers out of spent grains from breweries. The practice reduces food waste that would otherwise produce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Can An Ancient Indian Mixed Farming System Help Our Farmers Sustain Better?

Swati Sanyal Tarafdar

December 07, 2022 |

Earth Solutions Network |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: India, Uttarakhand

Residents of Uttarakhand, India, practice the Barahanaja farming system to deal with the lack of rain and irrigation systems. This practice involves mixed cropping of 12 or more crops throughout the year that are interdependent to support one another and have high nutritional value.

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Rwanda combating Rift Valley Fever disease using mobile phones

John Mugisha

December 06, 2022 |

Rwanda Dispatch |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Rwanda

Mobile applications such as iCow and Smart Nkunganire System allow Rwandan farmers to submit data and information about disease symptoms they observe in their cattle, which is then reviewed by community animal health workers and veterinary professionals. The data has helped identify outbreaks of Rift Valley Fever and improve vaccination efforts.

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