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To Solve Climate and Food Challenges, We Need Ambitious Ideas Like These

Food Tank

When it comes to investments, food systems receive just 4 percent of total public climate financing. The food system can’t change overnight—but the flow of finance can,” Dharshan Wignarajah, UK Director of the Climate Policy Initiative, said at the London Summit.

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Path to a New Farm Bill: Securing Resources for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Additionally, USDA has recently established seventeen new Urban Service Centers with urban conservationists to bring farm financing and conservation funding to urban areas.

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Supermarket Food Waste Is a Big Problem. Are Strategic Price Cuts the Solution?

Civil Eats

While creating such systems, especially the infrastructure to separate food waste to turn into compost, are critical to the fight against climate change, there is also a growing emphasis on prevention. What’s their financing?” Do they have the labor? This isn’t rocket science.”

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Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Saturday, Dec. 10

Food Tank

At the Future Economy Forum Pavilion, experts came together for a great conversation on making sure that food system financing aligns with climate goals. At this event and a UNFCCC side event that also covered economic transition pathways, we addressed urgent ways that strategic financing can help spark food systems transformation.

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On the Ground with the Midwest Farmers Going All-In On Agroforestry

Modern Farmer

In addition to organic practices including composting and perennial cover crops, he added a silvopasture for his grass-fed cattle. This helps sequester carbon, improves soil and water infiltration, adds comfort for the animals and improves their milk quality.

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A Deep Dive on the Senate’s Farm Bill Proposal: the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

However, NSAC is disheartened to see no reference to establishing composting as a national practice standard in the RPFSA. On-farm composting is foundational to many operations’ approach to climate mitigation and broader operational sustainability.

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GAP Certification 101

Farmbrite

It would help if you prepared the finances before the official audit. And if you're using composted manure, document the turning, temperature monitoring, and mixing to guarantee that the manure is actively composed. You'll share the fee among those farms, saving you money. Properly store and contain the manure.

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