Sustainability
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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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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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability,

09/23/2020 SOURCE: www.weforum.org

Innovation in health and agriculture. We need to think bigger

Transforming our economy will require new technologies, breakthrough innovation and sustainable business models.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Sustainability, Genes /Genetics, Ag Tech,

Seeing is Believing: Modern Technology Delivers Change

They say a picture is worth 1,000 words. A video of my farm on social media has attracted more than 50,000 views—and counting. It uses the incredible power of images to convey a simple and im…

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Organic, Agriculture Global, Conservation/Tillage, Sustainability, Ag Global Specialty Food,

09/23/2020 SOURCE: www.allrecipes.com

How Organic Can Be Less Sustainable Than Conventional Farming

Here's how to choose sustainable produce that's good for you and the planet.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Economics, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Weather,

Farmer knowledge is key to finding more resilient crops in climate crisis

A new paper in Frontiers in Plant Science reviews the 'Seeds for Needs' approach that combines farmers' knowledge of resilient crops with 'elite' varieties identified by scientists.

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