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Op-Ed | A Case for Food Diversification

Food Tank

Diversification is the key to the resilience of our food systems. By diversifying food systems, we can build a more resilient and sustainable system capable of adapting to climate and market fluctuations while also providing more nutritious food for local consumers. I have also learned about, and advocate for, opportunities.

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In Hawai‘i, Restoring Kava Helps Sustain Native Food Culture

Civil Eats

This designation helps sustain Native culture, reassure public health, and encourage state food sovereignty. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has yet to embrace these benefits. The rise of plantation agriculture uprooted Native communities, replacing local food systems with sprawling sugarcane and pineapple fields.

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Guest Post: Is the Future of Organic Food at Risk? Research Funding Holds the Answer

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

The world is increasingly recognizing the value of sustainable food systems, and organic agriculture plays a vital role in this movement. This translates to healthier food and a healthier environment and reduces reliance on synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. For the FY25 budget, NIFA is suggested a $3.5

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Sustainability Means ‘Freedom to Really Farm How We Should Be Farming’

Food Tank

For Trisha, sustainability means “freedom to really farm how we should be farming,” including being freed from the volatile cost of inputs like synthetic fertilizers. Fertilizer costs rose by more than 33 percent from 2020 to 2021 because of several factors, including extreme weather events and the Russian war against Ukraine.

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Returning the ‘Three Sisters’ – Corn, Beans and Squash – to Native American Farms Nourishes People, Land and Cultures

Daily Yonder

For centuries before Europeans reached North America, many Native Americans grew these foods together in one plot, along with the less familiar sunflower. They called the plants sisters to reflect how they thrived when they were cultivated together. And nationwide, many Native American communities lack access to healthy food.

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Cultivating Growth: NASDA President Blayne Arthur gives insight on her day-to-day role in boosting her state’s economy and global food systems through supporting Oklahoma agriculture

NASDA

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) recently interviewed Oklahoma Agriculture Secretary Blayne Arthur as part of its Work In Ag series to gain insights into the vital role that the chief state agricultural officers play in promoting and advancing farmers and the food system within their respective states.

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Growing Corn in the Desert, No Irrigation Required

Civil Eats

Kotutwa Johnson might build some protection for his crops with desert brush or cans to shield them from the wind, but his plants thrive without any fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, mulch, or irrigation. Hopi corn thrives without fertilizers, herbicides, mulch, or irrigation. But we can adapt to it, and our seeds can adapt.

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