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Topics: Rice, Agriculture Global, Government / Policies, Climate Change, Food Security/Shortage,

Is a global food crisis the new normal?

From Indian rice to Australian wheat, climate change is worsening a food crunch and price spikes due to war in Ukraine.

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TOPIC(S): Forestry, Climate Change,

08/18/2023 SOURCE: www.conservation.cam.ac.uk

Cost to protect globally important forests falls disproportionately on those living closest

Local communities are not incentivised to protect tropical forests that are hugely valuable for global climate regulation, a new study has found.

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TOPIC(S): Rice, Climate Change,

08/17/2023 SOURCE: alliancebioversityciat.org

In Search of Rice To Reduce Methane Emissions

Livestock, the petroleum industry and landfills are all leading producers of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. But another significant but less well known contributor is one of the world’s most popular crops: rice. Rice plants transport methane from the flooded rice field into the atmosphere. A new paper from researchers at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT has found that it is possible to lower emissions by developing new varieties of rice. By: Andrew Wight

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Climate Change, Ag Africa,

08/12/2023 SOURCE: www.youtube.com

Restoring land and livelihoods with beekeeping in Tanzania
In northern Tanzania, recurring drought in recent years caused by climate change has put p...

In northern Tanzania, recurring drought in recent years caused by climate change has put pressure on communities who make their livelihoods by keeping cattle...

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TOPIC(S): Sustainability, Fertilizer, Climate Change,

08/10/2023 SOURCE: www.reuters.com

Yara signs deal for 'green' fertiliser with German baked goods firms

Norway's Yara has signed a deal with German flour producer Bindewald & Gutting Milling Group and bakers Harry-Brot over deliveries of "green" fertilisers aiming to cut CO2 emissions in cereal production, Yara said on Wednesday.

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TOPIC(S): Food/Nutrition, Beef Cattle, Climate Change, Plant-Based/Animal Free,

08/10/2023 SOURCE: flip.it

No Lie: These 5-Ingredient Black Bean Patties Are Better Than Beef

These super-easy, super-delicious black bean patties will satisfy vegetarians and meat eaters alike.

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TOPIC(S): Beef Cattle, USDA, Government / Policies, Climate Change,

08/10/2023 SOURCE: flip.it

USDA’s climate grants for farms and forests run into Republican buzzsaw - Kansas Reflector

The Biden administration is spending more than $3 billion to cultivate more American farmers and forest landowners as partners to mitigate climate change — even while some Republicans on Capitol Hill try to stop the program entirely.

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TOPIC(S): Soil Health, Sustainability, Climate Change, AgriBusiness, Carbon Farming,

08/09/2023 SOURCE: www.iica.int

Sustainable agricultural practices: key to boosting the decarbonization of agriculture in the Americas

This has been borne out by Bayer’s PRO Carbon initiative, as explained by program representatives during a visit to exchange perspectives with IICA on both entities’ efforts to develop a carbon neutral agriculture sector.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Climate Change, Carbon Farming,

08/08/2023 SOURCE: www.newstalkzb.co.nz

New research shows sheep and beef farms are rapidly being converted to carbon farms

The conversion of sheep and beef farms into carbon farms continues to grow at a rapid pace. An updated Orme & Associates report on land-use change from

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TOPIC(S): Hemp, Climate Change, Carbon Farming,

08/04/2023 SOURCE: www.mprnews.org

Reducing the carbon footprint of the cannabis industry

Recreational marijuana is now officially legal in Minnesota but this may not be great news for the climate given the intense greenhouse gas emissions of growing the plant indoors. So as the cannabis industry continues to expand, how can it reduce its massive carbon footprint?

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