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  • Green Energy for the Poor

    September 09, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Niger

    Creative, bottom-up solutions in renewable energy and land use are helping combat poverty in many parts of rural Africa. An innovative business model combining solar power and cellphones allows rural areas to access clean electricity. Agroforestry techniques also restore degraded land, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and increase agricultural productivity.

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  • Serving Up School Lunches of Tomorrow

    September 08, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    It’s no secret that, although progress has been made, school lunches need help to become more nutritious and sustainable. School officials in San Francisco are partnering with researchers from UC Berkeley's School of Public Health to better school lunch programs and, ultimately, curb child obesity.

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  • When Reality TV Involves Vaccinating a Goat and Pulling Weeds

    September 05, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: Tanzania

    Not all reality shows focus on the lives of the rich and famous. Female Food Heroes, is a Tanzanian reality show in which female farmers compete against each other for a grand prize. Ultimately, it’s not just about the money, the show aims to empower farmers and alter sexist attitudes.

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  • National round-up: The secret(s) to sustainable urban farms

    September 04, 2015 |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Urban farms across the country are incorporating creative strategies to make farms sustainable. Farms in Cleveland are teaching refugees to engage in agriculture as a way to adapt to their new community, while one farm in Michigan provides mentorship to other farmers looking to be successful from a business perspective. In order to make fresh produce accessible year-round, these creative ideas are helping meet the needs of farmers and consumers.

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  • Could adorable tiny tech backpacks save the honeybees?

    August 25, 2015 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Australia

    Concerned with colony collapse syndrome in honey bees worldwide, scientists, farmers and tech companies teamed up in Australia to create a micro-sensor that collects data on the bee's environment.

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  • In Search Of Salvation From Drought, California Looks Down Under

    August 19, 2015 |

    KQED |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Farmers in California increasingly face water shortages. To help solve the problem, some are looking to Australia, where a national water market has provided an economic solution. By buying and selling water rights, farmers have incentives to reduce consumption.

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  • Family Farms Turn To Pizza For Fast Cash And Customers

    August 19, 2015 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Wisconsin

    Small farmers have been struggling for years with low commodity prices and rising production costs. But throughout the Midwest, a new farm-to-table strategy is giving a boost to some farmers.

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  • Four Ways Mexico's Indigenous Farmers Are Practicing the Agriculture of the Future

    August 10, 2015 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Oaxaca

    With a global food crisis, farmers look for how to get long-term high yields out of difficult farmland. In Oaxaca, Mexico, farmers farm like a forest, eat low on the food chain, restore damaged land, and have reverence for the planet.

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  • How to Grow More Food with Less Water

    August 03, 2015 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States, Bushland, Texas

    The U.S. government has developed different sensors for irrigation devices that gauge water demand and help conserve use. as water shortages caused by drought have increased across the globe, and farmers are faced with economic burdens, such technology is focusin on sustainability for the future.

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  • Kenyan Women Are Quietly Revolutionizing Farming.. And The Government's Noticing

    August 03, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    Limited fertile land and scarce water make traditional farming difficult in Kenya, so several organizations have begun teaching women how to farm out of sacks. The practice is spreading throughout Kenya and to other African nations.

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