06/05/2024 SOURCE: www.kcur.org
Solar power is the fastest growing source of electricity in the U.S., but some new solar installations are taking over productive farm ground. Scientists are trying to develop ways to get both calories and kilowatts from the same land, but that’s not as easy as it might seem.
Solar farming is taking land once used to grow food. Researchers are looking for ways to do both
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06/05/2024 SOURCE: apnews.com
Tractors are rumbling through the streets again days ahead of the four-day European Union election. The populist and hard right groups have instrumentalized agriculture throughout the 27-nation bloc in the months leading up to the polls.
Tractors rumble in streets again ahead of EU polls. Farming is a big issue and the far right pounces
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06/05/2024 SOURCE: www.unep.org
In Uganda, the coffee sector plays a major role in the national economy. It is the main source of income for an estimated 1.7 million smallholder families and a major contributor to gross domestic product and export earnings. Arabica coffee farming is seen as a promising opportunity to enhance the economic prosperity of the region and support its social stability. At Mount Rwenzori, however, the sustainability of the coffee value chain is in doubt because producing coffee is not profitable enough to guarantee economic security and provide decent livelihoods. The Ugandan Government is therefore implementing an agriculture strategy aimed at increasing revenues from the crop, and supports extending the sector. The National Union of Coffee Agribusiness and Farm Enterprises (NUCAFE) and Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD) are promoting the adoption of a holistic and dynamic marketing approach using a triple certification model that includes regional branding and fair trade and organic designations. They also propose to build on the farmer ownership model, where farmers are organized into cooperatives and associations. This enables farmers to take collective action and responsibility to comply with the triple certification criteria, add value, and market their coffee by touting its unique intrinsic quality characteristics directly to international specialty markets that reward coffee quality, organic and social equity labels, and terroir characteristics. This project aims to build capacity among participants in the Mount Rwenzori coffee value chain for enhanced performance and greater autonomy. It will also help position farmer associations, cooperatives and unions to access offtake markets in consumer countries so as to generate greater profits that will finance their development.
Enhancing Africa’s green economy through eco-geographical indication for coffee
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06/05/2024 SOURCE: www.koreatimes.co.kr
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs showcased the past, present and future of partnerships between Korea and African nations when the ministry hosted the 2024 Korea...
Korea vows to boost agricultural investments in ‘land of hope’
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06/05/2024 SOURCE: farmpolicynews.illinois.edu
Progressive Farmer's Anthony Greder reported Monday that "the condition of the U.S. corn crop is starting off significantly better this year than it did last year, USDA NASS reported in…
Corn Condition Off to Best Start Since 2021
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06/05/2024 SOURCE: www.iraqinews.com
According to the US Department of Agriculture, Iraq was the fourth-largest producer of cotton in the Arab world in 2023.
Iraq is the fourth cotton-producing Arab country - Iraqi News
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06/04/2024 SOURCE: www.africanews.com
Water agency officials are well aware of the problem in this city of almost a million inhabitants, located on the north shore of Lake Kivu at an altitude of around 1,500 metres.
DRC: Persistent water shortages continue to impact livelihoods in Goma | Africanews
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06/04/2024 SOURCE: www.fishfarmermagazine.com
Norway’s aquaculture employers have reached a pay agreement with the country’s fish feed and fish meal workers. A settlement with fish farm staff, however, is going to mediation.
Norway reaches feed pay deal, but fish farm strike threat remains - Fish Farmer Magazine
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06/04/2024 SOURCE: www.ers.usda.gov
In 2022, the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) included a targeted sample of farms and ranches operated by socially disadvantaged producers. USDA, Economic Research Service researchers used this data to compare groups of farms based on the racial and ethnic characteristics of the farm operators.
USDA ERS - Understanding Farm Diversity: Insights From the Agricultural Resource Management Survey
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06/04/2024 SOURCE: www.stlamerican.com
Like a well-cultivated plant, the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis keeps growing.
Carver Urban Farming project sprouts at Urban League
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