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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Forestry, Government / Policies, Ag Africa,

The Amazon rainforest in Brazil: Living in the shadows of violence and development | DW | 11.02.2020

At the center of deforestation and land conflicts in Brazil, one small-scale farmer has se...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Coffee/Tea, Ag Africa, Ag Podcast Global,

A cup of coffee with climate change | DW | 13.02.2020

An NGO is organizing training camps in Kenya for coffee farmers. Here the next generation ...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Fertilizer, Regenerative Agriculture,

Malawi: Turning urine into a source of wealth | DW | 17.03.2020

A Malawian entrepreneur is harnessing the power of human urine as an organic fertilizer. H...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Fertilizer, World Hunger, Climate Change,

Phosphorus in our pee - the new gold? | DW | 11.05.2020

Phosphorus is essential for growing crops, but global reserves are shrinking fast. Now res...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Vegetables, Sustainability, Ag Russia & CIS, Ag Asia / Pacific, Coronavirus/COVID, Ag Middle East,

Will coronavirus spark a wave of food nationalism? | DW | 30.03.2020

A handful of countries are hoarding food items to ensure supplies for their population as ...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Economics, Beef Cattle, Ag South America,

Amazon protection: Can Brazil's destructive cattle ranches be transformed? | DW | 19.11.2019

With rising deforestation rates in the Amazon and 80% of logging linked to cattle ranching...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Organic, Economics, World Hunger, Ag Africa,

Africa's organic farmers struggle to get certified | DW | 12.02.2020

Smothering bureaucracy and limited access to finance hold back organic agriculture in Afri...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Organic, Crop Diseases, Ag Africa,

Africa's Organic Farmers Struggle to Get Certified

Smothering bureaucracy and limited access to finance hold back organic agriculture in Afri...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Ag Middle East,

Palestinian chemist develops gluten-free flour under Israeli fire

During the 2008/9 Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip, when Israel and Egypt completely re...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Water, Sustainability, Ag Middle East,

Iraq reduces winter crop area by 55% due water shortage

The Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture yesterday announced that the winter crop area will be re...

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