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Low-carbon farming helps India's rural poor battle climate uncertainty

Moushumi Basu

February 27, 2023 |

Equal Times |

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Response Location: India, Jharkhand

The Indian government’s Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change’s new climate adaptation program is designed to enhance climate resilience and rural farmers are adapting new agricultural practices to better resist the effects of climate change. So far, nearly 1,500 farmers across 48 villages have begun implementing these new sustainable farming practices and have seen not only an environmental benefit but financial gain as well.

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How crossbred sheep can become the next 'cash animal'

Sadiqur Rahman

February 26, 2023 |

The Business Standard |

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Response Location: Bangladesh

A pilot program built a breeding center to increase the cross-breeding of sheep in Bangladesh to produce more meat and increase locals’ incomes.

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Could This Mobile, Solar-Powered Livestock Barn Reshape the Corn Belt?

Twilight Greenaway

February 13, 2023 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, Iowa

Farmers in Iowa created mobile barns and use a stock cropping method of raising livestock between rows of cash crops on a yearly rotation. This new equipment and growing method reduce water pollution and improve soil health because the animals leave behind just enough nutrients to fertilize the crops the following season.

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Why Farmers in Zimbabwe Are Shifting to Bees

Andrew Mambondiyani

February 06, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: Zimbabwe, Mutare

Farmers in Zimbabwe are diversifying their income with beekeeping to offset financial losses from crops underperforming during increasingly severe droughts.

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Agriculture: Why the Kissan Card Scheme Failed

Saddia Mazhar

February 05, 2023 |

Dawn |

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Response Location: Pakistan, Sahiwal, Punjab

Farmers in Pakistan are disappointed by the government’s Kissan Card initiative meant to provide financial assistance to lessen their expenses. Farmers frustrated by the program are calling for improved transparency and better distribution of funds.

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Farmers in rural Zimbabwe use a mobile financial management service application tool to monitor their business profits

Lungelo Ndhlovu

February 02, 2023 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Zimbabwe

Biztrack is a mobile financial management application that helps farmers keep track of their business information and finances with ease. It records information on deals, sales, and general performance and has since been downloaded by more than 47 area farmers. The app also allows farmers to store the data in a safe, easily accessible place, as opposed to traditional bookkeeping.

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Adapting Corn for Tortillas—and New Markets—in the Pacific Northwest

Nhatt Nichols

February 01, 2023 |

Civil Eats |

Multi-Media |

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Response Location: United States, Chimacum, Washington

The Organic Seed Alliance is running corn seed trials to find a variety that can grow in the Pacific Northwest’s short growing season to improve local farmers’ climate crisis resiliency.

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Seeds of change: Nepal's local crops raise hopes for food security

Mukesh Pokhrel

January 22, 2023 |

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Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

In an effort to protect and promote Nepal’s local, or traditional, crops, the Raithane Koseli Ghar initiative gathers and sells the hard-to-find seeds. The initiative also provides support and education to farmers looking to grow them.

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Farming with a future: how social enterprise Nuup helps Mexico's smallholders to thrive

Laura Joffre

January 18, 2023 |

Pioneers Post |

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Response Location: Mexico

Nuup helps smallholder farmers in Mexico succeed through all steps of the value chain by helping them access funding, connecting them to agricultural markets, and optimizing their performance with technology and education.

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The plan to save Italy's dying olive trees with dogs

Agostino Petroni

January 17, 2023 |

BBC |

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Response Location: Italy, Parabita, Puglia

The Xylella Detection Dogs team is a group of dogs trained to detect the Xylella fastidiosa bacterium killing olive trees in Italy. Similar to sniffer dogs that detect drugs or weapons for the police, these dogs use their noses to find out if a tree has the bacteria.

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