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  • Kenyans turn to camels to cope with climate change

    April 24, 2017 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Isiolo, Nairobi

    In agricultural communities across Kenya, global warming has led local farmers to turn to camels -- as an alternative to cows -- for dairy products both to feed their families and take to the local markets to sell. Furthermore, with an uptick in demand both regionally and nationally for camel milk, farmers are finding themselves with new purchasing power for various goods and services.

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  • Mansfield in need of a 'food systems intervention'

    April 21, 2017 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    Community leaders are working together to address the issue of food insecurity in Mansfield, caused not just by lack of access to grocery stores and fresh food sources, but also often by unemployment, high housing costs, low wages, poverty, and health care costs. The North End Local Foods Initiative is installing food gardens in these communities, creating access to fresh produce, to educational opportunities, recreational activity and more.

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  • Saving seeds and stories at Taos Pueblo

    April 20, 2017 |

    The Taos News |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Taos Pueblo, United States, Taos, New Mexico

    One small thing colonization destroyed was seeds. Indigenous communities used to pass seeds down from generation to generation, but according to some estimates, seed erosion has wiped off as much as 90 percent of agricultural crops. A global effort is being undertaken to save seeds, and also conserve tradition.

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  • The world's greenest island

    April 16, 2017 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Denmark, Samso

    Samsø, a small island in Denmark, has done what no other city has reached; energy independence. People on the island use a combination of wind, solar, and biomass, energy. How is such a large feat accomplished? Local leaders say it wasn’t because of technological breakthrough, but through collective action.

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  • Inside Canada's Secret Potato Laboratory

    April 13, 2017 |

    The Walrus |

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    Response Location: Canada, Fredericton, New Brunswick

    Potato breeding has become common practice for some in Canada that are on a mission grow the spud more efficiently in order to anticipate demand and availability. So far they've been able to experiment with an earlier growing season as well as shed light on which potato breeding strategies can fight pests and diseases.

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  • ‘Sweet' redemption through group farming

    April 02, 2017 |

    Philippine Daily Inquirer |

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    Response Location: Philippines

    In the Phillipines, the Agregarian Comprehensive Reform law passed in 1988 opened up the doors for farmers to own the land they worked, giving way to communal farms. Communal farms are a type of business model in which many farmers own and manage the land. One of those farms is the Minoro Isabel Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association. In 2016, the communal farm made a profit of $3.28 million, 90 percent of that was reinvested into the group.

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  • How One Consulting Firm Is Testing Its Models And Doubling The Yield Of Small Indian Farms

    March 27, 2017 |

    Forbes |

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    Response Location: India, Bengaluru

    Fresh Harvest farms is the first foray into social enterprise and agriculture by revolutionary consulting firm Innovation Alchemy. It reflects a positive and growing trend in the professional services community to directly innovative and experiment with models and ideas before pitching them to clients. They provide insights on social innovation, sustainability, supply chain management and advice on how to scale up solutions for the base of the pyramid by experiencing firsthand what their clients need through the management of Fresh Harvest.

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  • Test-tube chicken meat unveiled to allow vegetarians to eat poultry

    March 15, 2017 |

    The Telegraph |

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    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    Is meat created from animal stem cells actually considered meat? These scientists think so, and have successfully created such a product. Their successful creation of "test-tube chicken and duck" aims to benefit the environment by cutting down on battery farming.

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  • Air pollution: New attempts to tackle Cairo's black cloud

    March 07, 2017 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

    For many years, the city of Cairo has been dealing with dense smog, known as the "black cloud," that covers the city. This air pollution was initially set off by farmers burning surplus crops, but now is the cause of 42% of the nation's air pollution, according to the Egyptian Environment Ministry. Now, the government is taking action to fight against the smog with new programs and fees, aided by the inventions created by members of the Cairo community.

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  • Building Better Cities

    March 05, 2017 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Colombia, Cali, Valle del Cauca

    By 2050 the percentage of the world's population living in cities will increase to two-thirds with significant environmental strains. In Colombia, a company called Conceptos Plasticos collects recyclable plastic material, melts it down and moulds it into bricks used to build houses for the local community. Singapore too, is on the cutting edge of environmentally sustainable urban solutions including vertical farms and living buildings.

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