Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Sustainability, Ag Innovation,
Launching Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate
On November 2, at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), the United States and United Arab Emirates officially launched the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) alongside 31 countries and over 48 non-government partners. In remarks at the World Leaders Summit, President Biden announced that the United States intends to mobilize $1 billion in investment in climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation over five years (2021-2025).
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Rice, Crop Consultant, Education U.S. MidWest, Economics, Sustainability, Research,
Comparing photosynthetic differences between wild and domesticated rice
Millions of people in Asia are dependent on rice as a food source. Believed to have been domesticated as early as 6000 BCE, rice is an important source of calories globally. In a new study from the RIPE ...
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Water, Sustainability, Ag Innovation, World Hunger,
floating salt-resistant marine farms might be the solution to rising sea levels
N-ARK combines salt-tolerant technology with sea-adapted architecture to tackle the issues of sea-level rise and salt damage.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Vegetables, Gardening, Sustainability, Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger, Coronavirus/COVID,
Achieving better planting through new techniques - Borneo Post Online
HORTICULTURISTS are constantly looking at better ways and the latest techniques in planting. What if we’re to apply the ‘lateral-thinking’ concept to solve land scarcity? There is this thing called ‘air-planting’ utilising circular transparent upright columns for growing vegetables. Roots of the seedlings are inserted to the holes around the tube – very little or no amount of water is used; there’s
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Irrigation, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Water, Sustainability, Food Security/Shortage,
Is technology adoption as a water-saving method really improving
A team of scientists, including experts from the University of Adelaide, suggest that reliance on modern irrigation technologies as a water-use efficien...
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10/30/2021 SOURCE: www.forbes.com
It has been stated that wild-growing plant fibers are more sustainable than cotton because they are “rainfed” and therefore use less water. In fact, more than half of global cotton crops are purely rainfed. Cotton water 'usage' myths debunked in part 3 of this 4 part series on cotton misinformation.
Damaging Sustainability Myths Debunked: Cotton Is Not A “Thirsty” Crop, Says Report
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Sustainability, Pollinators,
Bee colonies have collapsed across the US. One company has developed a high-tech solution
Tiny sensors let beekeepers know if there’s a problem in the hive so they take action before it’s too late
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Jobs, Young Farmers, Sustainability, Ag South America,
Sustainable agriculture project to benefit women and youth launched
Women in the agricultural field will soon get a boost in their development, as Jamaica is among five countries set to benefit from the five-year Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Water, Sustainability, Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Weather,
Triple Bottom Line: The future of agriculture is in the ocean - Daily Trojan
The aquaculture industry could potentially redefine our meals and climate agenda.
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