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Can Human Urine Fertilize Our Crops?

Modern Farmer

For more than 10 years, Kayan has been applying human urine to his hayfields through a partnership with the Brattleboro-based Rich Earth Institute , a non-profit engaging in research, education and technological innovation to advance the use of human waste as a resource.

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The U.S.-Mexico tortilla war

Food Environment and Reporting Network

If the biotech companies defeat maize in its center of origin, it will embolden them to do the same in other centers of origin,” said Tania Monserrat Téllez, an organizer with Sin Maiz, No Hay Pais (Without Corn, There Is No Nation), a coalition of groups in Mexico supporting the ban. Photo by Omar Torres/AFP via Getty Images.

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124 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2024!

Food Tank

Black Urban Growers , United States Black Urban Growers (BUGs) is dedicated to fostering a robust community that supports cultivators in urban and rural environments, while nurturing Black leadership. CGIAR , International As the largest global agricultural innovation network, CGIAR is working to the transform food, land, and water systems.

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A deadly passage

Food Environment and Reporting Network

Border Patrol agents are supported by an arsenal of technology, including towers and aerostatic balloons equipped with infrared and high-resolution surveillance cameras, facial-recognition devices, and ground sensors that can detect foot traffic. She hoped that cultivating the crops would keep Francisco closer to home.

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