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TOPIC(S): Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Research, Education,

09/25/2020 SOURCE: phys.org

Scientists identify new species of crystal-encrusted truffle, thanks to bonobos

Mushroom-munching bonobos in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have introduced scientists to a new species of truffle.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Innovation,

FEEDING THE WORLD: Ingredients for innovation - CSU System Magazine

Agriculture and the food system are profoundly affected by the pandemic, and a new CSU program aims to foster innovations needed for recovery – starting with robust ideas from diverse leaders.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soil Health, Water, Sustainability,

Soil and water outcomes fund

How farmers can get paid for conservation

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TOPIC(S): Vegetables, Fruit, Sustainability, Ag Australia/NZ, Education,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: www.gasworld.com

Avocados can be cryogenically frozen for future generations, new ...

A researcher at the University of Queensland in Australia has become the first person ever to freeze the tips of avocado shoots in liquid nitrogen and successfully revive them to create healthy plants in a bid to protect the world's avocado supplies.

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TOPIC(S): Education U.S. NorthEast, Sustainability, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: news.cornell.edu

Migrations research highlights human impacts on environment | Cornell Chronicle

Ecologists Aaron Rice and Amanda Rodewald are working with Migrations: A Global Grand Challenge, part of Global Cornell, to understand how human impacts and activities affect animals and the ecosystems we all share.

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TOPIC(S): Sustainability, Environment, Climate Change, Consumer/Retail,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: www.technologyreview.com

This restaurant duo want a zero-carbon food system. Can it happen?

When Karen Leibowitz and Anthony Myint opened The Perennial, the most ambitious and expensive restaurant of their careers, it was essentially on a self-dare. The married duo had found enormous success with their previous restaurant in San Francisco, Mission Chinese Food, but realized something was missing. “Basically zero chefs were working on climate change,” Myint…

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TOPIC(S): Sustainability, Climate Change, Consumer/Retail, AI/Artificial Intelligence,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: www.cnbc.com

Unilever is using geolocation data and satellite imagery to check for deforestation in its supply chain

It's relatively straightforward to see via satellite imagery where deforestation has occurred, but harder to identify whether Unilever's suppliers have sourced crops from those areas.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Dairy, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Ag Australia/NZ,

Bright forecast for Australian dairy, but global warning

Australian dairy is set to recover this season on the back of good spring conditions but there are clouds on the horizon for global prices, according to Rabobank.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Sustainability, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture,

NGO tasks farmers on climate smart agricultural practice -

The Executive Director of GIFSEP, David Michael, made the call on Wednesday at a Capacity Building Workshop organised for the FCT secondary school teachers, who are patrons and matrons of environmental clubs in Abuja.

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