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Maroon rice destined for Svalbard

Agricultural Biodiversity

Dr van Andel and her colleagues have been studying Maroon agriculture and how it relates to African practices. And here’s a selection of recent papers on Maroon agriculture: The ‘Botanical Gardens of the Dispossessed’ revisited: richness and significance of Old World crops grown by Suriname Maroons. ”

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Brainfood: Marroon rice, Dutch aroids, Sicilian saffron, Inca agriculture, Native American agriculture, Mexican peppers, Afro-Mexican agriculture, Sahelian landraces, Small-scale fisheries, Coconut remote sensing

Agricultural Biodiversity

Trees, terraces and llamas: Resilient watershed management and sustainable agriculture the Inca way. Afro-Indigenous harvests: Cultivating participatory agroecologies in Guerrero, Mexico. Satellite imagery reveals widespread coconut plantations on Pacific atolls. domestication in Mexico.

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How Centuries of Extractive Agriculture Helped Set the Stage for the Maui Fires

Civil Eats

The catastrophic fire that just ravaged more than 2,000 acres and at least 2,000 homes on Maui, and claimed 114 lives and counting is inextricably linked to the island’s agricultural history. Which then, of course, becomes very ironic in terms of how the plantations then [put] a horrible, detrimental end to our soil quality.

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Preparation and Management of Tree Crop Nursery

Agric4profits

Performance of the orchard or the plantation depends on the quality of nursery preparation, technique and management. This article will take you through nursery techniques and practices of the nursery husbandry in Tree crop cultivation. The foundation of Tree crop production is actually the Nursery practices and management.

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Black Earth: A Family’s Journey from Enslavement to Reclamation

Civil Eats

Patrick Brown, who was named North Carolinas Small Farmer of the Year by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University this year, grows almost 200 acres of industrial hemp for both oil and fiber, and 11 acres and several greenhouses of vegetablesbeets, kale, radishes, peppers, okra, and bok choy.

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In Fire-Stricken Maui, Sustainable Land Management Is Key

Modern Farmer

Introduced to the islands decades ago as livestock forage, invasive vegetation such as Guinea grass and buffelgrass proliferate in the islands, largely on unmanaged agricultural land. In 2016, HC&S, the state’s last sugar plantation, shuttered its Maui operations. Some areas of grazed pasture on Diamond B Ranch went unburned.

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Vanilla is in Crisis. Producers in Mexico Are Not Giving Up

Modern Farmer

He is working on the plantation,” his wife announces. As we stroll through the plantation, Huberto’s son nudges the oranges on a nearby tree, handing a few to us to enjoy along the way. Francisco Mendoza and his daughters at the vanilla plantation. The oldest vanilla plants at Juan Martinez’ plantation are six years old.