A flash drought in 2012 dried out soil, harming crops in Kansas and several other states.
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If greenhouse gas emissions continue at a high rate, breadbaskets of Europe and North America will see a 50% chance of a flash drought each year by the end of this century.
Farmers need a fair deal.
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Food supply chain discounts are causing issues for UK producers and processors.
Fish cultivators drying salted fish in Indramayu, West Java, Indonesia.
If the loss and damage fund becomes operational, in what areas would the additional financing be useful in Indonesia? Here are some suggestions.
Established practices of Ghanaian farmers have been affected by climate change.
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The effect of climate change on established lifestyles of farming communities are varied
Waste management workers stand outside a waste processing plant in Bengaluru, India. By formalizing the waste collection process, the ‘I Got Garbage’ digital platform transformed waste workers into micro-entrepreneurs.
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To focus on sustainable development goals, platforms need to change from being exclusively focused on profits and value appropriation to perceiving themselves as public goods.
Workers in one of the poly-tunnels of an urban farm in South Africa.
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Urban farms can work in developing countries if farmers and architects are aware of conditions that favour food production in built spaces.
Agriculture is still largely manual in a several parts of the continent.
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Average farm machinery use in Africa is among the lowest in the world.
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Tinkering around the margins of English farms won’t benefit biodiversity, research suggests.
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Research shows that food supply chains are unfair, but there are ways to make them more sustainable for all involved.
People buy produce at a wholesale market in Nakuru, Kenya, on Dec. 24, 2022.
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Many developing nations have little cold storage and lose much of their perishable food before it gets to markets. Climate-friendly refrigeration can provide huge environmental and social benefits.
Post harvest losses are rampant in several parts of Africa.
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Solar-powered cold storage technology is of prime significance in efforts to cut post-harvest losses.
Many of the products we buy are linked to deforestation.
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The EU have introduced a new regulation on the import of products linked to deforestation – but will this reduce deforestation globally?
Zawadi Msafiri is seen in a withered maize crop field in Kilifi County, Kenya. The drought situation started in 2021.
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The ravages of climate change and hunger do not occur in isolation, but are part of the system we have built.
Farmers in Northern Ghana are among the poorest in the country.
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Climate change is affecting the availability of food to the families of farmers in Ghana.
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Tangible solutions would reduce livestock methane emissions, while also improving productivity and livelihoods.
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The digital transformation of Kenya’s agriculture will become a reality if it can link viable digital solution providers with potential beneficiaries.
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The livelihoods of millions of farmers depend on productive Arabica coffee. New research gives further impetus, if we needed any, to urgently cut emissions.
Wetlands like this one in California’s Morro Bay Estuary shelter fish, animals and plants and help control flooding.
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The Supreme Court opens its 2022-2023 session with a high-profile case that has major implications for both wildlife and landowners.
The Canadian government has proposed a plan to cut emissions from fertilizers by 30 per cent from 2020 levels by 2030.
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The emission reduction targets outlined for Canadian fertilizer use will not lead to food shortages and food insecurity.
Algorithm can help farmers and governments make smart farming decisions.
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Algorithms can help determine what farm inputs and policies can boost food production.