TOPIC(S): FFA/4-H,
TOPIC(S): FFA/4-H,
TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Sustainability, GMO's,
TOPIC(S): Rice, Ag India, Ag Africa,
TOPIC(S): Climate Change, Ag Africa, Ag Podcast Global,

07/05/2023 SOURCE: www.worldbank.org

The Interlocking Challenges of Climate Change and Poverty | The Development Podcast

How do we address climate change, reduce poverty, and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet? Climate change is one of the defining issues of our time, and no country is immune. On this episode of The Development Podcast, we hone in on voices across Africa about the experience of climate change and how it intersects with poverty, and we hear from the World Bank’s Chief Economist for Sustainable Development in Washington, DC. Tune in as we speak with Cathy Kamamu, a farmer from Kenya, Professor Denis Aheto, Director of Coastal Ecology at the World Bank-funded Africa Center of Excellence on Coastal Resilience, Roselyn Fosua Adjei, Director of Climate Change for the Ghana Forestry Commission, and Richard Damania, Chief Economist for Sustainable Development at the World Bank. Listen now!

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TOPIC(S): Ag Africa, Coronavirus/COVID, Food Security/Shortage,
TOPIC(S): Ag India, Climate Change,
TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Vegetables, Vertical Farming,

07/05/2023 SOURCE: modernfarmer.com

Turning Empty Offices Into Vertical Farms

In an old paper company and warehouse building, machines are whirring again. But instead of reams of paper pressed and cut, this warehouse is home to Area 2 Farms, which now pumps out greens, herbs and root vegetables. There’s even a weekly CSA serving customers year round, all in an effort to bring locally grown food to the Washington, DC area. Really local. “When was the last time you picked up a strawberry and could confidently say you knew the farmer's name?” asks Jackie Potter. Potter, along with Tyler Baras, helped co-found the farm in Arlington, VA, where office vacancy

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

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