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  • Pumpkin processing made easy

    Lominda Afedraru

    August 11, 2018 |

    Daily Monitor |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Bulindi, Hoima

    In the Hoima District in Uganda, pumpkin farming is proving to be a game-changer for local farmers. After one local university student began pursuing the viability of the vegetable, she has now started an initiative to teach others about the many uses of the plant that shows returns within days of planting.

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  • Solar-Powered Pineapples: A Lifeline for Women Thrown Off Their Land

    Robert Kibet

    August 10, 2018 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Chamari

    When a national park was created in Kenya, the local Waata hunter-gatherer community was displaced and forced to take refuge elsewhere while also adapting to a farming lifestyle. Choosing to cultivate pineapples because of their rapid growth rate, the women leading the farming practices initially struggled to be meaningfully compensated for their produce. After learning how about solar drying, however, the women saw a quick and lasting increase in their profits.

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  • The story of a recovery: how hurricane Maria boosted small farms

    Amanda Holpuch

    August 08, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Puerto Rico

    When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, not only were the local communities devastated, but so were 80 percent of the country's crops. With the farmlands wiped cleaned, farmers seized the opportunity to start from scratch which not only resulted in increased crop production, but has helped create an economy less reliant on imports.

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  • Struggling Farmers Turn Excess Milk Into Cheese And Yogurt For The Hungry

    Catalina Jaramillo

    July 02, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Peach Bottom, Pennsylvania

    Cows will produce the same amount of milk no matter the demand for the product, and with supply staying steady and demand decreasing, a surplus of milk is thrown out routinely. Through a collaborative effort by farmers and a local non-profit in Pennsylvania, however, a solution has emerged that not only turns the extra milk into cheese and yogurt, but supplies the products to those in need.

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  • Climate change is making it harder to revive damaged land

    Maya L. Kapoor

    June 29, 2018 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Ecological restoration has primarily been defined as redirecting the land back to what it used to be in terms of wildlife and plant life. However, with climate change altering the earth's landscape, many scientists and land managers are shifting their attention to restoring the land in a way that precedes the future in order to give plants a chance at sustaining the imminent land change.

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  • Farmers staring at losses after India shuts door to ‘ndengu'

    Kitavi Mutua

    June 24, 2018 |

    Nation Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    An initiative in Kenya showed major promise in pulling farmers out of poverty by supplying them with subsidized seeds to grow green grams, ndengu, for overseas markets. The success of the idea relied heavily on a promise by the prime minister of India to buy the entire crop, which triggered a series of steps to help the farmers grow grams and export them. But despite a bumper harvest, India banned importation of the crop to help its own farmers, leaving Kenyan officials to look at other options.

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  • BNFB Project: Scaling up biofortified crops for nutrition security

    Gerald Kitabu

    May 05, 2018 |

    IPP Media |

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    Response Location: Tanzania

    Community members, especially children, in Tanzania are facing a public health crisis in the form of a vitamin A deficiency. With research indicating that biofortified crops such as sweet potatoes are a viable solution to combating this issue, government institutions and agriculture research organizations are teaming up to promote the methods to increase production of biofortified crops.

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  • Cooperative agroforestry empowers indigenous women in Honduras

    Monica Pelliccia

    April 16, 2018 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Honduras, Gualcince

    Restoring biodiversity to agricultural land improves food security and helps to sequester carbon. In Honduras, the revival of indigenous agroforestry techniques includes the use shade-grown organic coffee, grown alongside fruit-producing trees and other useful crops. Cosagual Lenca, an all-female cooperative of coffee growers, works to introduce and popularize the techniques.

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  • Innovative Greenhouses Help Farmers Adapt to Climate Change

    Janice Cantieri

    April 11, 2018 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: India, Telangana

    In India, 15 farmers are piloting a program that utilizes greenhouses to grow crops that would otherwise perish in the unpredictable climate. The income generated from this capability is allowing families to pay for their children's education. In addition, women are being given opportunities to play a part in the agricultural success through training and networking.

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  • Farmers in Some of the Toughest Places to Do Agriculture Are the Ones Innovating for Climate Change

    Frani Halperin

    April 01, 2018 |

    H20 Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Vona, Colorado

    It's not easy sustaining historical agricultural practices amidst a backdrop of climate change. Nate McCaffrey of eastern Colorado knows this all too well. So, instead of continuing the conventional ways of farming he had grown up to know, he decided to try out a no-till farming approach, and then went a step further and planted cover crops. Although not without its limitations, this switch in both mindset and practice has allowed him to cultivate healthier soil and save on fuel costs previously allocated towards his old tilling machinery.

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