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Meet the Refugee Farmers Raising the Crops of Their Homelands From Texas Soil

Modern Farmer

Krishna Bista grew up on a diversified farm in her native Bhutan, where her family cultivated sweet potatoes, ginger, corn, wheat, millet, citrus and cardamom. For Doli Wikongo, a refugee farmer employee who grew up cultivating bananas and rice in her native Congo, New Leaf has been a lifeline.

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The Power of Millets and Farmer Research Collaboration

Food Tank

The appeal is trifold: Seedballs are inexpensive, easily manufactured by farmers, and proven to generate results. In the spirit of this annual theme, sorghum cultivation was recently explored in depth at the Global Sorghum Conference in Montpellier, France, in early June. Food and Agriculture Organization.

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Climate Change Is Coming for Your Favorite Condiments

Modern Farmer

“We lost almost everything during the harvest [of] 2021, but every year for the past 15 years has had extreme challenges,” says Élaine Bélanger, vice president of operations and co-owner of Maison Orphée , a Quebec City-based manufacturer of mustard, olive oils and other specialty products. Because it’s not just an increase in temperature.

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Are Next-Gen Synthetic Fibers the Future of Sustainable Textiles?

Modern Farmer

Cheap and easy to make, it’s still the fastest-growing group of fibers used to manufacture garments. In addition, most natural fibers are grown conventionally, which often means heavy use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers and genetically modified or treated seeds. What’s the solution? Cotton, the most used natural fiber, occupies 2.4

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Introducing AGRIVI Engage: Your AI-Driven Advisory Tool to Foster Direct Interactions with Farmers

AGRIVI

With AGRIVI Engage white-label solution, crop protection product manufacturers, seed producers, fertilizer manufacturers, agro-insurances, input distributors, government Ministries, and banks can provide their clients and farmers with real-time advice for crops production, product usage, or pests and diseases risks.

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Precision Ag News 9/11

Agwired

By partnering with experts across various sectors, AgroLiquid is at the forefront of testing and developing innovative solutions that help farmers optimize their fertilizer use while addressing the real-world struggles they encounter in the field. Bunning & Sons Ltd, a UK-based leader in manure spreader manufacturing.

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From Commodification to Conservation: Restoring Agrobiodiversity through Seed Breeding – Part I: 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Over time, the consolidation and commodification of seeds has eroded the resilience of our food systems, diminishing the agrobiodiversity of crops cultivated in the US at an alarming rate. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions means moving away from the use of high-energy and polluting nitrogenous fertilizers.

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