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TOPIC(S): Coffee/Tea, Sustainability, Climate Change,

12/21/2023 SOURCE: dailycoffeenews.com

Column: Is the Specialty Coffee Sector Falling Behind on the Environment?

I have worked in the specialty coffee trade for over a decade and, like many people in the industry, I believed for much of that time that specialty coffee was sustainable. I believed that if highe…

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Climate Change,

12/18/2023 SOURCE: www.livemint.com

The many prices of carbon dioxide

The social cost of carbon is notional, if sometimes consequential. The costs charged in carbon-pricing schemes are real

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TOPIC(S): Climate Change, Ag Africa, Carbon Farming,

12/18/2023 SOURCE: www.msn.com

Climate change: South Africa needs to spend an extra R535-billion a year to meet its goals

Climate investments need to jump from R131-million a year, Presidential Climate Commission says The post Climate change: South Africa needs to spend an extra R535-billion a year to meet its goals appeared first on SAPeople - Worldwide South African News.

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Topics: Forestry, Environment, Climate Change, Brazil,

Brazil wants farmers to help save the Amazon. Will it work? | Context

At COP28, Lula detailed his plan to revive degraded pasture land, aiming to fight deforestation and boost farming at the same time

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

12/14/2023 SOURCE: www.nature.com

Farmer perspectives on carbon markets incentivizing agricultural soil carbon sequestration

npj Climate Action - Farmer perspectives on carbon markets incentivizing agricultural soil carbon sequestration

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

12/08/2023 SOURCE: www.marketplace.org

Ranchers, farmers look to ‘carbon farming’ as a way to diversify, and help the climate

Farmers are altering their practices with the goal of storing more carbon in the ground. But quantifying its effectiveness is tricky.

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TOPIC(S): Ag Asia / Pacific, Climate Change, Carbon Farming,

12/07/2023 SOURCE: www.chinaview.cn

Wind power project to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in NE China's Heilongjiang

Wind power project to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in NE China's Heilongjiang-

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

12/07/2023 SOURCE: theconversation.com

How agriculture can make the most of one of the world’s biggest carbon sink, soil

Soil contains three times more carbon than the atmosphere. As climate change has become a global threat, agriculture’s ability to store more or less carbon is under close scrutiny.

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TOPIC(S): Climate Change, Ag Africa, Carbon Farming,

12/01/2023 SOURCE: allafrica.com

Africa: Climate Change and Farming - Economists Warn More Needs to Be Done to Adapt in Sub-Saharan Africa

Analysis - Sub-Saharan African countries strongly rely on the agricultural and forestry sectors. Agriculture contributes up to 60% of some countries' gross domestic product. But the sector is highly vulnerable to climate change because it relies heavily on climatic factors. This vulnerability is particularly marked in the region because of its slow rate of technological advancement.

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TOPIC(S): Commodities, Ag India, Climate Change, Carbon Farming,

11/25/2023 SOURCE: economictimes.indiatimes.com

Indian farmers rack up carbon credits with climate-conscious ways

A new method of cultivation, called direct seeded rice (DSR), reduces the overall cost of cultivation by using 12-35% less irrigation water and reducing labor, sowing time, and use of chemical herbicides and fertilisers. The cultivation of rice, a staple food for more than 3 billion people worldwide, is responsible for 12% of global methane emissions and 1.5% of total greenhouse gas emissions.

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Matt Brechwald is the world's most prolific agricultural podcaster. Consistently podcasting since 2014 Matt has hosted well over 1,000 podcasts about agriculture and conducted hundreds of radio interviews as well. From his farm in Kuna, Idaho, Matt has developed the term "Off-Farm Income" into a multi-national brand.

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