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TOPIC(S): Ag Africa,

07/08/2023 SOURCE: www.msn.com

How climate change inflames extremist insurgency in Africa

Declining harvests and dwindling fish hauls make Boko Haram appealing for young men in the Lake Chad region.

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TOPIC(S): Ag Africa,

07/08/2023 SOURCE: www.theguardian.com

Promised land: how South Africa’s black farmers were set up to fail

The long read: After apartheid, when black people were given back their land, many felt driven to prove they could farm as well as white South Africans. But even before they had begun, the system was stacked against them

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TOPIC(S): Ag Africa,

07/08/2023 SOURCE: www.bizcommunity.com

Farming in South Africa is being hobbled by power cuts and poor roads. Rural towns are being hit hardest

South Africa's agriculture could do even better but is held back by power cuts and poor infrastructure...

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TOPIC(S): Climate Change, Ag Africa,

07/08/2023 SOURCE: www.thedailybeast.com

This African Nation’s Surprise Plan for Farming Through Climate Disaster

Climate change is poised to wreck our ability to grow many kinds of crops. But there’s one farming staple that could weather the crisis: dairy.

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TOPIC(S): Regenerative Agriculture, Carbon Farming,

07/07/2023 SOURCE: www.csrwire.com

Bayer Sees More Than Doubling of Accessible Markets

Bayer announced its Crop Science Division will capitalize on opportunities presented by the shift to regenerative agriculture to grow in adjacent markets in addition to its core business of seeds, traits, crop protection and digital.

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TOPIC(S): Ag Europe, Carbon Farming,

07/07/2023 SOURCE: www.euractiv.com

Carbon farming law only ‘first step’ in negative emissions push

The EU executive’s proposed legislation on carbon sinks is only the first step in a broader effort to certify negative emissions in agriculture, as well as remunerate and potentially trade them, according to a Commission official.

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TOPIC(S): Lamb/Sheep, Carbon Farming,

07/07/2023 SOURCE: www.theguardian.com

New Zealand falls out of love with sheep farming as lucrative pine forests spread

Sheep numbers in sharp decline as farmers increasingly shift to forestry, fuelled by demand to earn carbon credits

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

07/07/2023 SOURCE: www.msn.com

Elon Musk Has a Surprise Weapon for Farmers Worldwide

Farmers are often singled out by environmental activists, who believe that their practices contribute to climate change.

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TOPIC(S): Pollinators,

07/07/2023 SOURCE: www.smithsonianmag.com

Pollination From Honeybees Could Make Plants Less Fit to Survive and Reproduce

Plants visited by honeybees rather than native bees may become more inbred, a new study suggests

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TOPIC(S): Pollinators,

07/07/2023 SOURCE: www.beyondpesticides.org

BEE Protective

Protecting Honey Bees and Wild Pollinators From Pesticides Beyond Pesticides advocates for widespread adoption...

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