Agricultural Biodiversity

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Seeds of knowledge: paving the way to integrated historical and conservation science research. Maize and precolonial Africa. Maize contributed to slavery. Agriculture in the Ancient Maya Lowlands (Part 1): Paleoethnobotanical Residues and New Perspectives on Plant Management. History indeed.

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Agroecology Maize Seeding Science 182

Food Tank

MARCH 20, 2024

The organization offers services that promote the advancement of agricultural projects within the region, seeking to remedy a lack of opportunity for socioeconomic mobility and food insecurity. “We Through ongoing engagement with community members, NAS began a seed banking initiative to help them work toward food sovereignty.

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Seeding Cultivation Rural Development Food 96

Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Seed detective Adam Alexander travels to the Kor çë region to discover how regenerative horticulture is holding up. My idea of heaven is the 100 hectares of cultivated ground that provide a livelihood for the 50 plus families who work the land in Miras and who produce more than enough food to feed the entire community of 600 families.

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Seeding Food Maize Cultivation 124

Ohio State University

MARCH 29, 2024

In Nigeria, maize stands central to both the national diet and agricultural production, with smallholder farmers shouldering the majority of its cultivation. To learn more about Jonhoon’s presentation and what he presented, here is a short abstract of his research.

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Maize Construction Seeding Production 52

Civil Eats

APRIL 22, 2024

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service. According to a 2017 report from the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, “ 80 percent of global cropland and 60 percent of global food output could be markedly affected by climate change, particularly in arid and semi-arid areas.”

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Seeding Crop Agriculture Agriculture 125

Food Environment and Reporting Network

MAY 28, 2024

Can they make laws to safeguard domestic agriculture, public health, the environment, and the genetic integrity of the national diet? The closest analogues—wheat in the countries of Europe, rice across Asia—pale beside the cultural and dietary importance of maize in the land where it was first domesticated.

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Maize Science Food Crop 140

Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

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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Food Agriculture Agriculture Seeding 145