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Topics: Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger, World Population,

Agriculture, Philippines’ Problem Child

Improved relative 2020 performance still problematical

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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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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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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Economics, World Population, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

Hawaiian Electric to quit coal power and add solar and battery storage

Hawaiian Islands utility will end the use of coal power generation and replace it with another 300MW of solar PV and almost 2GWh of energy storage.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Sustainability, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Education,

Design for a Space Habitat With Artificial Gravity That Could Be Grown Larger Over Time to Fit More People - Universe Today

There are two main approaches that humanity can take to living in space.  The one more commonly portrayed is of us colonizing other celestial bodies such as the Moon and Mars.  That approach comes with some major disadvantages, including dealing with toxic soils, clingy dust, and gravity wells. The alternative is to build our own … Continue reading "Design for a Space Habitat With Artificial Gravity That Could Be Grown Larger Over Time to Fit More People"

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Cover Crops, Water, Sustainability, Ag Europe, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Weather,

The EU's mission to save our soils

Rebuilding the degraded soils of Europe is one of the EU's missions within the new Horizon Europe framework, about to be launched. Euronews' Claudio Rosmino for Futuris investigates how new practices are rolling back years of ecological damage. #Futuris

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Topics: Beekeeping, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, World Population,

Honeybees can be trained like sniffer dogs to help boost crops | Living

Researchers have found bees can be conditioned to pollinate specific plants through scent-based memory techniques.

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Topics: Forestry, Water, World Hunger, World Population, Ag South America, Weather,

Brazilian wetlands fires started by humans and worsened by drought

Cloud of soot from fire heads towards São Paulo as nearly fifth of Pantanal wetland destroyed by blaze

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Topics: World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

New wave of famine could sweep through the globe: UN officials

The global hunger crisis caused by conflict and compounded by Covid-19 pandemic is moving into a dangerous phase, the head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said.

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Topics: Wheat, Crop Consultant, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population,

Wild Cousins May Help Crops Battle Climate Change

Wild relatives of our domestic crops already cope with harsh conditions and resist disease; can we use them to help our preferred crops adapt?

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