Tag: farming
4 Ways to Address Food and Water Security in the Intelligent Age
Global: Four key strategies, aided by emerging technologies, could help decision-makers build climate-resilient food and water systems.
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How Precision Agriculture Helps Farmers Navigate Rising Input Costs and Climate Challenges
Global: Through precision agriculture technologies, farmers make data-driven decisions that optimise input use, reduce waste and increase efficiency.
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2024 Kleckner Award Recipient Using Music to Keep Farming Alive
Asia: The Global Farmer Network (GFN) has awarded the 2024 Kleckner Award to Shuichi Tokumoto, a Japanese farmer sharing his vision for no-till farming through music.
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Quality Seed as a Starting Point for Sustainable Agriculture
Global: Celebrating their centenary, ISF and ISTA reinforce their commitment to ensuring the availability of quality seed for global food and nutritional security.
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VarScout: A Digital Ecosystem to Visualise Crop Varietal Data
Africa & Middle East: VarScout, a digital ecosystem, is enhancing farmers' understanding of the geographical distribution of crop varieties, ensuring food security.
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A Biodiversity Success Story from Puerto Rico
Latin America & the Caribbean: Efren Robles, the co-founder of a culinary agro hub in Puerto Rico, shares how biodiversity is helping his farm produce the best yields.
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Burundi’s Fishers and Farmers Adapt to Climate Crisis
Africa & Middle East: A wave of extreme weather has led to a climate crisis mounting strain on agriculture, food security and access to safe water across Burundi. A program by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is, however, helping over 2,000 farmers adapt through nature-based solutions.
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Supply Chain Transparency Can Put India at the Forefront of an Agricultural Revolution
Asia: Agrifood companies in India could mitigate global food systems emissions by 2030 by adopting climate and nature solutions in their supply chain.
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Is Cellular Agriculture the Next Big Leapfrog for East Africa?
Africa & Middle East: East African countries can preserve smallholder farming and simultaneously achieve food security by adopting cellular agriculture.
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How to Transform Africa’s Food System
Africa & Middle East: Five pathways, ranging from investing in research to revamping urban agroforestry policies, could help to transform Africa’s food system.
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German President Visits Sustainable Rice Farmers in Thailand
Asia: In early 2024, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier saw the transformative power of innovative approaches in rice farming while visiting the Inclusive Sustainable Rice Landscapes (ISRL) project sites.
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Nominations Now Open for the 2024 Norman Borlaug Field Award
Global: Nominations are open for the Norman Borlaug Field Award recognising individuals driving progress in agricultural research and application.
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