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  • The Indian Farmers Battling Climate Change With 10,000-year-old Emmer Wheat

    April 21, 2023 |

    Food Unfolded |

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    Response Location: India

    Farmers in India are turning back to growing traditional, ancient grains like emmer wheat for reliable harvests because it can withstand extreme climate-related weather conditions.

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  • These Farmers Recharged their Groundwater by Catching California's Atmospheric Rivers

    April 17, 2023 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Farmers in California are taking advantage of recent heavy rainfall by intentionally flooding their fields to restore the underground aquifers after years of drought.

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  • Rice Insurance helping Rwandan Farmers Overcome Climate-Induced Losses

    April 15, 2023 |

    Panorama |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    Rwanda’s National Agriculture Insurance Scheme helps farmers access financial protection for their crops to provide income security in the face of climate change events that can ruin harvests.

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  • How Water Pans are transforming food production in Siaya

    April 13, 2023 |

    Lake Region Bulletin |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Siaya

    Communities in Siaya are excavating water pans to store runoff from the rainy season for agricultural and household use during droughts. The pans are dug in clay soil, and their size and depth are determined based on community needs.

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  • Amid changing climate, Bangladesh farming groups conserve indigenous rice seeds

    April 03, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    The Bangladesh Resource Center for Indigenous Knowledge runs a rice breeding initiative to preserve and encourage the planting of indigenous seeds. The program trains farmers how to problem solve, cultivate, and save the different seed varieties.

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  • How will we feed Earth's rising population? Ask the Dutch.

    March 13, 2023 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: Netherlands

    In the Netherlands’ Seed Valley some of the largest seed companies in the world are increasing agricultural output to feed the growing world population using less land. They use plant breeding, which involves combining the DNA of different crop varieties, and seed enhancement, which involve germinating the seeds early to shorten the dormant period in which they are most vulnerable. Seed enhancement can also include coating seeds with solutions that combat dangers like disease and wind gusts.

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  • How do you grow crops with no water? A rancher on the Gila River is trying an old approach

    March 13, 2023 |

    AZ Central (The Arizona Republic) |

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    Response Location: United States, Gila Bend, Arizona

    An Arizona farmer became the first organic regenerative certified farm in the southwest using practices that conserve water and improve soil health along the drought-stuck Gila River. His practices include growing arid-adapted crops, integrating livestock grazing, and planting cover crops.

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  • How Tokyo's Farms Have Survived for Centuries

    March 10, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Japan, Tokyo

    To protect local farms, Tokyo’s Law on Productive Green Areas allows farmers to register their inner-city urban farms as Productive Green Areas and receive a property tax break. In return, landowners agree not to sell or develop the land. The law allowed 1,240 small farms to survive and was recently extended for another 10 years.

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  • Women Farmers in India Are Shifting to Natural Farming

    March 10, 2023 |

    Women's Media Center |

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    Response Location: India, Chevuturu, Andhra Pradesh

    Female farmers in India are leading the transition to natural farming. They improve soil and plant health by using indigenous seeds and not using chemicals or pesticides. The practice increases yields and decreases costs.

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  • In Vertical Farming, the Sky's the Limit

    March 01, 2023 |

    The Story Exchange |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

    Vertical Harvest is a vertical farm in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, growing crops in a controlled, indoor environment to provide fresher produce for the community.

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