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#1324892022-01-14
‘Not enough water’: Cambodia’s farmers face changing climate
During Cambodia’s monsoon season, rice farmer Sam Vongsay’s backyard fills with water and the plastic trash of his houseboat-dwelling neighbours as the Tonle Sap lake grows with floodwaters from the Mekong River.
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#1324952022-01-14
Milk without the cow: Cellular agriculture could be the future of farming, but dairy farmers need help
A new wave of cow-less dairy is hitting the market. In the United States, Perfect Day is using genetically modified fungi to produce milk protein for ice cream at a commercial scale. And pre-commercial companies, like TurtleTree and Better Milk, are engineering mammary cells to produce human and ...
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#1325112022-01-14
Large Herbivores May Improve an Ecosystem’s Carbon Persistence
Wildlife and open-canopy ecosystems like grasslands are rarely a part of discussions surrounding climate change mitigation. Now, a new review points to interactions between wild herbivores and vegetation to show how restoration efforts could be optimized by aligning climate goals with biodiversi ...
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#1324612022-01-13
On agrobiodiversity, the Andes can teach the world much about crop conservation (commentary)
Two of the world’s most ubiquitous and important crops have a 7,000-year-old backstory, which can be traced to the Andes in South America, where maize and potatoes have long been cultivated for food.
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#1323962022-01-11
Veg diet plus re-wilding gives 'double climate dividend'
One hundred billion tons of carbon dioxide could be removed from the air by the end of the century through veggie diets plus re-wilding farmland.
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#1322912022-01-04
Farmers in Brazil’s Cerrado cotton on to the benefits of agroecology
“I was born in the country, at home — not in a hospital,” Gaspar Gonçalves do Amaral says proudly. For Amaral, home is the municipality of Arinos in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state, part of the Cerrado grassland that’s watered by the Urucuia and Paracatu rivers. Back then, Amaral says, growing cotto ...
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#1322962022-01-04
Dutch cow farmers face tough climate choices
In the flat expanse of the Dutch countryside, Corne de Rooij nostalgically strokes the muzzles of his calves, wondering how long he will be able to keep them.
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#1322682021-12-22
The Critical Need for Smart Agriculture for Truly Smarter Cities
Smart cities are developing all over the world, marketing themselves as helping us innovate and become more technologically advanced as a mostly-urban species.
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#1322712021-12-22
Coffee farmers boost biodiversity in Mexico
An initiative in Mexico is helping farmers improve the quality of their produce, so they can earn more without compromising traditional, eco-friendly farming practices.
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#1321982021-12-16
Commission’s carbon farming ambition just buries the problem, stakeholders warn
The European Commission’s communication on sustainable carbon cycles promising a new source of revenue for farmers received a lukewarm response from the farming sector on Wednesday (15 December) while NGOs blasted it for letting real polluters off the hook.
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#1321762021-12-15
Boosting agrifood life sciences is key to India’s agricultural future
Whether developed by accelerators or research institutes, life sciences research and development infrastructure must be made available to entrepreneurs.
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#1321472021-12-13
Solving multiple challenges while considering biodiversity and human rights
Strict social and environmental safeguards must be followed to prevent harm to biodiversity or human rights while advancing the scope of nature-based solutions in climate mitigation, a new report says.
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#1321482021-12-13
An Indigenous community in India’s Meghalaya state offers lessons in climate resilience
The Indigenous food system of the Khasi community in Nongtraw village in Meghalaya offers lessons in climate resilience and sustainable food systems, says a United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation report.
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#1321342021-12-10
How The Agriculture Industry Can Work To Reverse Climate Change
The indoor farming industry has seen a huge influx of investment over the past year, and accordingly has become a popular solution for growers.
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#1321152021-12-09
Report: Plastic pollution is also pervasive in our agricultural soils
The scourge of unsightly images of plastic refuse littering our beaches and oceans always receives much attention. But a new report by the FAO suggests that the land we use to grow our food is contaminated with far larger quantities of plastic pollution, posing an even greater threat to food sec ...
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#1321052021-12-09
Long-term forecasts help farmers in India
Climate change is severely impacting India's farmers by making monsoons more irregular. One farmer in Madhya Pradesh found help in a forecast model devised in Germany that predicts the rains with surprising accuracy.
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#1320742021-12-07
Between land and sea: Agrobiodiversity holds key to health for Melanesian tribes
The community’s traditionally self-sufficient and biodiverse diet features 132 species, notably the fe’i banana, a Melanesian specialty that contains 100 times the vitamin A of a typical banana.
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#1320802021-12-07
Ndumo Game Reserve: The complicated balancing act of subsistence farming and nature conservation in KwaZulu-Natal
As cultivated fields expand and grazing cattle explore ever further in the Ndumo Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, researchers worry about unresolved efforts to address human poverty while also trying to protect the ever-shrinking spaces left for wildlife and nature conservation.
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#1320812021-12-07
How Plastic Pollution Is Deteriorating Soil Quality For Agriculture
Agricultural soils may receive greater quantities of microplastics than oceans, indicates a recent research by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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#1320862021-12-07
Celebrating all that soils do for us - Dr Kenneth Loades
COP26 highlighted more than ever that we must reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and become more sustainable before it’s too late. Soil is a key component in this battle and something that we expect to provide food, feed and fibre, store and supply water, store carbon and archive geological and ...
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#1320642021-12-06
Data point: World Soil Day
Soil erosion costs the global economy US$8bn a year, and reduces agri-food production by 33.7m tonnes, leading to increases of up to 3.5% in world food prices
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#1320702021-12-06
The 'agricultural mafia' taking over Brazil's Amazon rainforest
Encouraged by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and local authorities who want to see the development of agribusiness, an "agricultural mafia" is taking over the Amazon rainforest.
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#1320462021-12-03
Soil — dull and dirty? Think again…
To mark World Soil Day, we’re taking a look at the humble resource beneath our feet that nourishes entire ecosystems and keeps the world fed.
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#1320482021-12-03
‘Shocking lack of ambition’ on post-Brexit farming policy risks UK missing net zero targets, wildlife charities warn
Scheme to replace EU subsidies was billed as ‘biggest change in half a century’, last year, but will now only pay farmers to improve soils
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#1320152021-12-02
Using less-profitable farmland to grow bioenergy crops also supports biodiversity
An analysis by Oak Ridge National Laboratory showed that using less-profitable farmland to grow bioenergy crops such as switchgrass could fuel not only clean energy, but also gains in biodiversity.
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#1320192021-12-02
New network for farmers to share climate change mitigation measures
A new peer-to-peer network has been launched for farmers and crofters to share climate change mitigation measures.
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#1320232021-12-02
Sustainable Agriculture And A Low Carbon Future: Are We Missing Out On Mycelium?
While the world is waking up to the importance of ecosystems, and soil health, it seems that one of the most fundamental building blocks of soil, the fungal network, has been pretty much ignored to date.
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#1319882021-11-30
EU earmarks €320 million for soil health research to contribute to carbon removal
The European Union is stepping up efforts on soil health research with the announcement of a new Horizon Europe mission, which will also provide key funding for the promotion of carbon farming.
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#1319992021-11-30
Climate-smart forestry practices: the key to restoring biodiversity?
According to a study published on Tuesday (30 November), the cost of pesticides may far outweigh the economic benefits.
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#1320002021-11-30
A star in subtropical Japan: a new species of parasitoid wasp constructs unique cocoon masses hanging on 1-meter-long strings
A unique "star" was discovered from the Ryukyu Islands, a biodiversity hot spot in subtropical Japan: a star-shaped structure that turned out to be the cocoon mass of a new species of parasitoid wasp.
Meeting
#6119168th Session FAO Council
29 November - 3 December 2021, Rome, Italy
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#1319452021-11-26
FAO analyzes world agricultural practices in agri-food systems
The importance of proven and reliable agricultural methods, such as those used in “Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems”(GIAHS) to transform food systems, was analyzed today by FAO.
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#1319412021-11-25
EXCLUSIVE Investors warn EU against badging intensive farming as sustainable
A group of global investors representing more than $3.5 trillion in assets has urged the European Commission not to allow intensive farming to be badged as a sustainable activity in upcoming rules, a letter seen by Reuters showed.
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#1318752021-11-24
EU endorses sweeping agricultral reforms to bolster greener farming
European Union lawmakers gave the green light to hotly debated farming policy reforms that make up a mammoth one-third of the bloc’s budget. The reforms are seen as a way for the agriculture sector to achieve its 2030 sustainability goals.
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#1318832021-11-24
Government allocates €9 million for new Wexford centre to research agricultural sustainability
NASRIC will provide practical integrated solutions for farmers and other stakeholders to improve soil health, restore and protect biodiversity, improve water quality, reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and ammonia and enhance soil carbon sequestration.
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#1319022021-11-24
ASR Nederland N : A.s.r. to reward farmers for sustainable business operations
a.s.r. is going to reward farmers who are committed to sustainable business operations. Farmers who use agricultural land owned by a.s.r. can receive a discount of 5 to 10% on the rent if they manage their land sustainably. In order to make the agricultural sector more sustainable, a.s.r. has fo ...
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#1319082021-11-24
Five issues to resolve before we can trade natural capital
An extraordinary opportunity is emerging in the form of natural capital markets, but five main challenges have to be overcome before responsible trading schemes can be launched, according to one sustainability expert.
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#1319142021-11-24
EU soil strategy launched to protect ‘magic carpet’ of the food chain
A soil strategy for Europe has been launched that will aid the health and productivity of the “magic carpet” beneath our feet, helping us achieve climate and biodiversity targets; build a clean and circular (bio)economy; reverse biodiversity loss; and safeguard human health.
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#1318872021-11-24
Feeding the World: Agriculture and the Health of the Planet
By 2050, we’ll need to feed two billion more people globally. How can we do that without overwhelming the planet? Speakers at the ongoing Bloomberg New Economy Forum explored potential solutions to this global challenge.
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#1318912021-11-24
Farmers to cash in under new national biodiversity stewardship market plan
A national market allowing farmers to cash in for protecting and increasing biodiversity on their land would be set up under a federal government plan.
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#1319062021-11-24
Call for recognition of rare native livestock in farming policy
The Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) has called for Scotland’s new farming policy to recognise native livestock and equine breeds for their biodiversity significance, In a response to the Scottish Government’s consultation paper on a new national agricultural policy, RBST pointed out that the ...
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#1318742021-11-24
EU parliament gives green light to agricultural reforms
The European Parliament has approved reforms to the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), after nearly three years of negotiations. This latest round of changes is intended to be more climate-friendly by strengthening biodiversity and adhering to the bloc's latest climate commitments. It also ...
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#1318762021-11-24
How an ancient harvest practice pushed EU’s new farm reform to the edge
Brussels is trying to push its agricultural sector into a greener, modern era, but a technique farmers have been using for thousands of years has proved one of its biggest hurdles.
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#1318292021-11-19
Bali’s new highway project bring concerns about agriculture and conservation areas
Concerns over a major highway project in Bali are mounting, with a new study revealing how the road would affect the island’s signature farmlands.
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#1317112021-11-16
‘Farmers are digging their own graves’: true cost of growing food in Spain’s arid south
A wetland without water is a melancholy sight. The fish are dead, the birds have flown and a lifeless silence hangs over the place. “Everything you see around you should be under water,” says Ecologists in Action’s Rafa Gosálvez from the lookout in Las Tablas de Daimiel national park.
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#1316532021-11-15
Life is getting sweeter for bee farmers
Villagers have seen living standards rise after they began raising and protecting the insects, which pollinate plants and also protect biodiversity. Yang Wanli reports from Kunming.
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#1316772021-11-15
Drought, overpumping cut Morocco river link to sea
Moroccan environmentalist Mohamed Benata stood taking photos of what should be the mouth of the Moulouya river—but after years of drought and over-pumping, it comes to a halt just short of the sea.
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#1316982021-11-15
A balance between agriculture and emissions can be found by managing the water table level of peat soils
In Finland, peat soils account for only ten percent of agricultural land; yet they are responsible for more than half of the country's agricultural emissions.
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#1316522021-11-11
How the circular economy can help transform food to fight climate crisis and build biodiversity
With the climate and biodiversity COPs in progress, one part of the economy increasingly finds itself in the spotlight: food. Our current food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss and accounts for a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, spurring businesses and policymakers alike ...
Meeting
#611841st Session European Forestry Commission (EFC) - FAO
9 - 12 November 2021