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Nibbles: SDG funding, GBIF RoI, Food system revitalisation, Bean Power, British baked beans, C**k beer, Access Agriculture, SCANR, Nuts, Hawaii, USDA livestock, Norway livestock, SPC, and WorldVeg genebanks, Millet ambassador, Mango orchards, Wild foods, Degraded lands, Orphan crops, PPB, Biofortification, Ugali, Variety ID, Variety definitions

Agricultural Biodiversity

Maybe he’d like to have a look at the the Crop Trust’s endowment fund for SDG 2.5 ? Shout out for the Access Agriculture farmer-to-farmer educational video platform from the Seed System Newsletter. As we’re on online resources, there’s also the Support Centre for Agriculture and Nutrition Research (SCANR).

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Mexico’s Corn Defenders Honored with Environmental Prize

Food Tank

They know maize is different.” The foundation selected the Demanda Colectiva to join such esteemed company, according to president and founder Randall Tolpinrud, for its “courage and wisdom to resist the ravages of industrial agriculture that degrades the land, destroys biodiversity and encourages increased carbon emissions.”

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Albania: A lesson in localism

Sustainable Food Trust

I was there with Lavdosh Ferruni, Executive Director of The Organic Agricultural Association of Albania and an activist and passionate advocate for the conservation and celebration of Albanian food culture, and Dr Robert Damo, an agronomist and botanist who heads up the Faculty of Agriculture at the ‘Fan S. Noli’ university in Korçë.

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From Faltering to Flourishing: Local Food Supply Chains are Making a Comeback 

Agritecture Blog

Everything from the number of farms, to the types of crops, to how they get to market, have all become more consolidated in recent decades. Because of the political and scientific focus on staple grain production, just three crops (wheat, rice and maize) make up almost half of global calorie consumption.

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124 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2024!

Food Tank

Contributing authors: Liza Greene , Elena Seeley , and Alessandra Uriarte The food and agriculture movement made incredible strides over the last year—but our work isn’t done yet! These groups are continuing to push for food and agriculture systems that are economically, socially, and environmentally just and equitable.

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