Modern Farmer

JANUARY 9, 2024

In Mexico, as in the rest of the modern world, biologically diverse traditional agriculture is increasingly being crowded out by hybrid and genetically modified crops that can withstand heavy applications of industrial herbicides and pesticides. A kaleidoscope of native corn varieties, plus colorful beans in a range of shades.

Crop 89

Crop Plantation Seeding Agriculture 89

Civil Eats

JULY 17, 2023

Date palm plantations and orchards cover the eastern Coachella Valley to the north. Agricultural runoff from both valleys is the primary input into the Salton Sea, and with that runoff comes pesticides and nutrients such as phosphorous and nitrogen. 1 commodity for the last 64 years. In 2002, U.S.

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Pesticide Acre Agriculture Agriculture 92

Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The majority of the world’s cocoa is sourced from West Africa, often harvested by children on vast plantations linked to widespread deforestation. They’ve forged relationships with Gulf Coast shrimpers and Indigenous tribes in the Amazon to support traditional, ecological food systems. Take chocolate , for instance.

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Food Farming Farming Supply Chain 97

Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The situation is especially complex, given that the coffee industry is simultaneously fueling the climate crisis by clearing ecologically rich habitat for rows of tightly packed coffee plants. It creates a more ecologically diverse system that provides an abundance of crops and environmental benefits for farmers.

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Crop Plantation Production Cultivation 52

Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

Power of State Policymaking The Cohort for Rural Opportunity and Prosperity (CROP)—a subset of SiX’s Agriculture and Food Systems program—currently includes elected officials from 43 states who are positioned to advance socially and ecologically responsible rural, agricultural, and food policy.

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Agriculture Agriculture Ranching Food 93