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@G_stordalen shared
On Jan 3, 2022
2021 was a super year for food systems, never before have so many actors taken a systems approach. See @foodtank´s list of 122 organizations pushing for food systems change - together we can do this! https://t.co/vUWssCv46Z @EATforum
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122 Organizations Transforming Food Systems in 2022

122 Organizations Transforming Food Systems in 2022

Food Tank is highlighting 122 organizations pushing for food systems transformation in the new year.

@ModFarm shared
On Jan 5, 2022
From @insideclimate: Small farm advocates say California’s Healthy Soils Program is pitched toward Big Ag and makes it hard for smaller, diverse farmers to access or make use of it. https://t.co/LMU5KqDIMM
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Is a State Program to Foster Sustainable Farming Leaving Out Small-Scale Growers and Farmers of Color?

Is a State Program to Foster Sustainable Farming Leaving Out Small-Scale Growers and Farmers of Color?

After a heavy rain, Steven Cardoza can walk through his 300 acres of organic raisin grapes near Fresno and emerge with clean boots. His soil soaks up water like a sponge, barely a mud ...

@FarmingFutures shared
On Jan 2, 2022
RT @HawfordFarm: Next phases of #ELM being trailed ahead of SOS speech at ⁦@oxfordfarming⁩ with #farmers to be paid to restore natural habitats ⁦@FarmingUK⁩ ⁦@FarmingFutures⁩ https://t.co/h0zLqvEvvK
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Farmers to be paid to restore natural habitats in push to rewild countryside

Farmers to be paid to restore natural habitats in push to rewild countryside

George Eustice will this week unveil plans designed to help the UK break away from European Union subsidies after Brexit

@farmingfirst shared
On Jan 5, 2022
Advancements in seed breeding techniques, #biostimulants, and digital technologies are helping farmers: 📈 Increase productivity 🌽 Grow better crops 🍽️ Meet the challenge of feeding the 🌎 Read more from @efyrwald of @SyngentaFDN in @wef 👇 https://t.co/DTlhfcnpdi
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How farming innovations can feed the world and protect the planet

How farming innovations can feed the world and protect the planet

The agriculture industry is vulnerable to climate impacts. Innovations in sustainable farming practices are critical to feeding a growing global population.

@WorldResources shared
On Jan 4, 2022
“The stability of the program has shown how government can foster public-private partnerships that are a win-win for everyone.” —Anne Maassen of @WRIRossCities on the 2021 #PrizeForCities winner: Rosario, Argentina. Learn more from @christanyc in @mongabay https://t.co/s0Y3lSq3gD
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Urban ecology that saved Argentina’s Rosario held up as a model for others

Urban ecology that saved Argentina’s Rosario held up as a model for others

In the Argentine city of Rosario, an award-winning urban agriculture program is marking nearly two decades as a model for how to put local farming and agroecology at the heart of a system ...

@SoilAssociation shared
On Jan 3, 2022
We represent organic farmers at Government and trade level, to ensure organic farmers are recognised and rewarded for the public goods they deliver. 💪 Find out more: https://t.co/VJtpocxcXL #Government #Support #OrganicFarming #Priorities #SoilAssociationCertification https://t.co/wPGPYFeF0S
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Our Government Priorities

Our Government Priorities

The Soil Association is calling for our government to join the dots between the interconnected climate crisis, the nature crisis and the dietary health crisis. We know the future …

@UNEP shared
On Dec 31, 2021
RT @JoyceMsuya: As #FruitsVegYear comes to a close, check out these helpful resources and educational tools put together by our @FAO colleagues: https://t.co/LLjuVLIKaG #IYFV2021 https://t.co/Rx0D4JoVfo
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RESOURCES Read more and learn about key topics related to the #IYFV2021 with these helpful resources and educational tools.

RESOURCES Read more and learn about key topics related to the #IYFV2021 with these helpful resources and educational tools.

The UN General Assembly designated 2021 the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV).

@ICRAF shared
On Jan 3, 2022
🌳 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 ...