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@grist shared
On Jun 28, 2021
An economy based on healing the climate could spawn new livelihoods across Cascadia. (via @invw) https://t.co/5kdY50Sg1w
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10 jobs that will help shape a zero-emissions future

10 jobs that will help shape a zero-emissions future

An economy based on healing the climate could spawn new livelihoods across Cascadia.

@SusFoodTrust shared
On Jun 29, 2021
This week's @FarmersWeekly podcast on @Groundswellaguk shows the appetite for a #GlobalFarmMetric As well as tackle #ClimateChange, they note that measuring farm impacts can help the transition to @DefraGovUK's Sustainable Farming Incentive. https://t.co/VupI8j9iGG
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Groundswell, regenerative agriculture – does it work? Sustainable Farming Incentive, carbon farming, min-till drills, & Secrets of Soil

Groundswell, regenerative agriculture – does it work? Sustainable Farming Incentive, carbon farming, min-till drills, & Secrets of Soil

Listen to this episode from The Farmers Weekly Podcast on Spotify. This week's episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast was recorded on location at Groundswell – the UK annual event dedicated ...

@FeedtheFuture shared
On Jun 25, 2021
RT @USAID: USAID and @PepsiCo are working together to equip women farmers in India with skills to adapt to the effects of #climatechange 👇 https://t.co/OEkgskwBSC @usaid_india
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Climate Change is Not Gender Neutral

Climate Change is Not Gender Neutral

A Q&A with PepsiCo and USAID on making the business case for women’s empowerment and combating climate change in West Bengal, India

@oxfutureoffood shared
On Jun 29, 2021
RT @LEAP_Oxford: Research in @NatureFoodJnl today uses food-system & health modelling to estimate how post-Brexit trade and agriculture policies could impact UK dietary health. Free trade deals could lead to unhealthier eating & more diet-related deaths. More here 👇🏻 https://t.co/nIpzT8onhx https://t.co/oaeBv0e9vS
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Post-Brexit trade agreements could lead to unhealthier diets

Post-Brexit trade agreements could lead to unhealthier diets

The new study, led by Dr Marco Springmann of the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food at the University of Oxford and Dr Florian Freund of the Thünen Institute in …

@SoilAssociation shared
On Jul 1, 2021
🥣 Producing healthy food 🌍 Cutting #GHGs 🍀 Helping save our soils 🐞 Boosting #biodiversity Organic farming offers solutions to some of our biggest global crises - learn more > https://t.co/hs90OwsjS2 https://t.co/9YWOsn7fB8
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Why Organic?

Why Organic?

No artificial fertilisers Organic farming lowers the risk of environmental pollution and helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions by severely restricting the use of manufactured …

@AgFunder shared
On Jun 28, 2021
RT @ShaneAgronomy: Upstream Ag Insights - June 27 ◾️◾️◾️ This weeks news & analysis includes: •Systems Thinking in Ag •@CNHIndustrial Acquires @RavenIndustries •Advertising in Ag Retail •Enko & @Syngenta Collab •@agfundernews CVC Report •@corteva CEO to Retire +more! https://t.co/yfzSK3NzKQ
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Upstream Ag Insights - June 27th 2021

Upstream Ag Insights - June 27th 2021

Essential news and analysis for agribusiness leaders

@SoilAssociation shared
On Jun 29, 2021
No-one is too small to make a difference - there's many things we can do to help grow the movement for #sustainable food & #farming: 🌱Growing at home 🧠Learning more 💚Supporting local producers Here's 30 ways to make a difference, in 30 days > https://t.co/banHkMcnmA https://t.co/TjipN0e9XE
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30 Ways to Join the Organic Movement

30 Ways to Join the Organic Movement

There are so many ways you can be involved with the movement, from learning more about what organic agriculture means and sharing this knowledge with friends and family, to …

@ICRAF shared
On Jun 28, 2021
🌳 More than limitations in technical capacity, what hinders #farmers the most from adopting sustainable land management is their uncertainty about the potential benefits. 💡 Showing them proof of concept can help change their minds. ⤵️ https://t.co/JcB20PMKDe
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The power of proof: how model farms in the Philippines encouraged the expansion of scale of agroforestry

The power of proof: how model farms in the Philippines encouraged the expansion of scale of agroforestry

The continuing transformation of around 5 hectares of a conservation farming sub-project for INREMP as part of expanding the scale of the project by ICRAF and Danao Watershed Management and ...