10/30/2020 SOURCE: civileats.com

Black Farmers Breathe New Life into Agriculture in the South | Civil Eats

Portraits of farmers working the land to reclaim history, change the future, and redefine local perceptions about Black farming.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Economics, Government / Policies, Coronavirus/COVID,

Wyoming COVID Funds Created for Agriculture, Business, Nonprofits

Eligible agriculture, business and nonprofit entities can apply one time per fund.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Young Farmers, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, World Population,

Include women, youth in agric — President

Implementation of programmes and allocation of resources towards reforming, modernising and growing the agricultural sector are being accelerated to end hunger, boost farm incomes and so grow the economy in general, President Mnangagwa said yesterday when officially opening the 110th Zimbabwe Agricultural Show at the Exhibition Park in Harare.

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10/30/2020 SOURCE: inc42.com

This Bootstrapped Startup Is Banking On Private Label Organic Foods To Challenge Online Grocery Giants

As the ongoing pandemic crisis continues to shed light on the need to embrace health foods, nutraceuticals and organic foods in India, startups and farmers are also increasingly looking to cater to the growing demand.

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10/30/2020 SOURCE: thenextweb.com

How AI is helping Indian cotton farmers reduce pesticide use

There are more than 5.8 million cotton farmers in India according to the country’s Textile Ministry. Every year, they face heavy losses due to pests attacking their crops. In 2017, farmers in the state of Maharashtra faced a loss of ₹15,000 crores ($2.1 billion) as 50% of the crop was under attack from pests. As a […]

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Topics: Sustainability, Ag India, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Climate Change, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

The road to zero hunger by 2030

Resilient food systems will have to be built back as the world is not on track to achieve global targets

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Topics: Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Ag Middle East,

Rural women in Sindh hit hardest by socio-economic issues: HWA

The Sindh government lacks both empathy and sympathy with the rural women of Sindh; thus, rural women are the worst sufferers of economic, social and political issues in the province.This...

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

How the human right to a healthy environment can help protect us all

From the COVID-19 pandemic to the raging wildfires in Australia and the U.S., scientific evidence shows an increase in planetary environmental emergencies that pose a risk to Canadian and global co…

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Topics: Pest Control, Sustainability, Insects, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, World Population,

Southern Africa faces new locust plague

Biblical locust swarms are laying waste to southern Africa's crops. But lessons learnt from a similar plague in East Africa show that regional cooperation and early detection are key to avoiding an equally big disaster.

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Topics: Soybeans, Trade (Commodities),

American Soybean Cargo Makes Rare Journey to Top Exporter Brazil

By Isis Almeida, Tatiana Freitas and Alfred Cang (Bloomberg) –The U.S. has started selling soybeans to Brazil after the world’s top exporter lowered import tariffs in order to bridge a domest…

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