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Can the bioeconomy replace oil extraction in the Ecuadorian Amazon?

Gabriela Barzallo

June 22, 2023 |

El País |

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Response Location: Ecuador

Communities in Ecuador are building a “bioeconomy” through ecotourism and sustainable agriculture instead of relying on oil extraction. This can help protect the country’s biodiversity and increase locals’ incomes.

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What Ohio's Co-op Evangelists Learned From Spain's Thriving Union Co-op Network

Cinnamon Janzer

June 21, 2023 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

Modeled after Spain’s Mondragon, an organization that helps develop cooperatively-owned businesses, Co-op Cincy is a nonprofit incubator helping businesses in Cincinnati, Ohio, do the same. The organization runs an educational course to teach teams everything they need to know, provides access to loans, and has ongoing technical assistance for its co-ops.

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On the cutting edge: How Richland County forged a new path in micro-farming

Katie Ellington

June 19, 2023 |

Richland Source |

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Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

The North End Community Improvement Collaborative's Local Foods Initiative utilized partnerships and grants to create an urban agricultural food system in an area of Mansfield, Ohio, that was classified as a food desert. They established space for community gardens and micro-farming, trained people how to farm, and formed a cooperative to sell produce in bulk.

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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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Slovenia, in bee heaven

Martina Žoldoš

June 15, 2023 |

Ereb |

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Response Location: Slovenia

Slovenia’s emphasis on honeybee-friendly policies, pollinator-awareness campaigns, and collaboration between beekeepers and farmers grew the bee population to its maximum capacity.

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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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How farming is saving Migori widows from wife inheritance

Polycarp Ochieng

June 05, 2023 |

Lake Region Bulletin |

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Response Location: Kenya, Nyasoko

To fight back against “woman inheritance,” a practice in which women are married off to a brother-in-law after the death of a husband, widows in Nyasoko formed a support group that raises awareness about HIV, provides microloans, and maintains shared land for farming. The group now has 36 members and has enabled widows to start their own businesses and take control of their health.

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A tweak to help potatoes withstand late blight disease

Judd-Leonard Okafor

June 01, 2023 |

Daily Trust |

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Response Location: Nigeria

Researchers bioengineered potatoes to resist late blight, a disease that ruins harvests, so farmers in Nigeria can have reliable yields and incomes. The new potatoes were cultivated by combining the potatoes farmers like to grow with wild potatoes that naturally resist mold.

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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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