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How Agroecology Can Help Countries Tap Climate Finance and Fund Food Systems Transformation

Food Tank

And integrating these into Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)which countries are scheduled to revise by COP30can help them tap the climate finance needed to make food systems transformation a reality. Called Resilient food futures: agroecology and climate finance for ambitious NDCs 3.0, Africa sets the example.

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Release: House Farm Bill Misses Opportunity to Move Agriculture Forward

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

5102, 5103, 5019, 5110, 5202, 5503, 5402, 112205 ) Title 6 – Rural Development Includes the Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program. However, there are few reforms offered to increase accessibility for these programs or to provide sufficient investment much needed in rural economies.

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Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Tuesday, Nov. 19

Food Tank

And in Brazil, where leaders are also meeting for the G20 Summit, countries reached what Reuters called a “fragile consensus” on the importance of climate finance, but no obligatory commitments have been agreed upon yet at either COP29 here in Baku or at the G20 in Brazil.

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125 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2025

Food Tank

Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) , Asia AFA empowers small-scale farmers, fishers, Indigenous peoples, and rural communities across Asia through advocacy, capacity building, and knowledge sharing. agricultural policy.

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124 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2024!

Food Tank

Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) , Asia AFA works to empower and strengthen the capacities of leaders and technical staff to increase resilience and combat hunger. Their Food Is Medicine Task Force aims to integrate food is medicine interventions into policy and finance to support nutrition security.

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Young Farmers’ Analysis of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024

National Young Farmers Coalition

FSA is currently unable to offer pre-qualification or pre-approval services for farm ownership loans, yet this service is routinely offered by other lenders working with competing buyers for farm properties, which puts buyers who must use FSA financing at a disadvantage. 7125, 7204, 7208, 7305, 7503).

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