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07/11/2024

https://www.pollinator.org/blog/evolution-of-pollination

Pollinator Partnership is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization and the largest in the world dedicated exclusively to the protection and promotion of ...

30/10/2024

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/16/global-water-crisis-food-production-at-risk

Landmark review says urgent action needed to conserve resources and save ecosystems that supply fresh water

10/10/2024

https://retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/food-entertainment/grocery/sugar-rush-leads-world-food-prices-to-jump-in-september-un-says/113936972

The sugar index soared 10.4% month-on-month, driven by worsening crop prospects in Brazil and concerns that India's decision to lift restrictions on sugarcane use for ethanol production may affect the country's export availabilities, FAO said.

16/08/2024

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/10/the-weird-world-of-wasps-and-why-we-should-worry-if-they-are-on-the-wane

The winged insects may have a bad rep but their low profile this summer could spell trouble for the environment

06/08/2024

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/feeding-9-billion/

When we think about threats to the environment, we tend to picture cars and smokestacks, not dinner. But the truth is, our need for food poses one of the biggest dangers to the planet.

30/04/2024

https://www.worldvision.org/hunger-news-stories/africa-hunger-famine-facts

Hunger is on the rise in Africa. Learn facts about drought, famine, and malnutrition and how you can help World Vision respond.

18/04/2024

The rise of the carbon farmer.

The Rise of the Carbon Farmer Farmers around the world are reigniting the less intensive agricultural practices of yesteryear—to improve soil health, raise yields, and trap carbon in the atmosphere back down in the soil. Read More

03/04/2024

USDA Makes $1.5 Billion Available to Help Farmers Advance Conservation and Climate-Smart Agriculture as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda MANKATO, Minn., April 3, 2024 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the availability of an historic $1.5 billion in fiscal y...

01/04/2024

https://theconversation.com/76-of-africas-energy-could-come-from-renewable-sources-by-2040-heres-how-224699
"Over half of Africa’s people – about 600 million – lack access to even the bare minimum of electricity. The tough question to answer is how access can be extended without adding to global warming by relying on fossil fuels."

If Africa built only all the renewable power plants it has already planned, this would be enough to generate 76% of all electricity needed on the continent by 2040.

21/03/2024

https://cals.ncsu.edu/news/plant-science-trolinder-graduate-student-endowment/

With support from the Trolinder graduate student endowment, Weilong He hopes to use machine learning to help breeders more efficiently assess the health of plants and troubleshoot problems for farmers.