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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,

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Letter Supporting ReConnecting Rural America Act

NASDA

Letter Dear Chairwoman Stabenow, Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Boozman, and Ranking Member Scott: We write to you today in support of the “ReConnecting Rural America Act,” which was introduced by Senators Welch and Marshall in the Senate and Representatives Nunn, Craig, LaHood, and Sorensen and others in the House.

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Across Farm Country, Fertilizer Pollution Impacts Not Just Health, but Water Costs, Too

Civil Eats

A report by the Union of Concerned Scientists concluded that the cost for rural Iowa residents—who often live in areas with smaller, more expensive water systems—could be as much as $4,960 more per person per year to filter out nitrates from their water than their counterparts in cities like Des Moines. Fertilizer as Poison The U.S.

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Op-Ed | A Missing Investment Strategy: Climate Resilience Hides in Local Food Markets

Food Tank

Local manufacturing of bio-inputs including fertilizers, bio- pesticides, and inoculants is booming. Climate resilience requires broad participation from the most vulnerable farmers who are rural women dependent on natural resources for their well-being. Finance can be inclusive and accessible. The missing middle is a myth.

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Op-Ed | Why the World’s Food Systems Need to Transition Away from Industrial Agriculture

Food Tank

The country has pioneered a move towards agroecology for two decades and has already seen a 4 percent improvement in rural food security. Smallholders are witnessing the recovery of the fertility and moisture levels of their soils, higher productivity and competitiveness.

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Letter regarding implementation framework for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

NASDA

EPA’s program objectives for the GGRF: to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants; to deliver benefits to American communities, particularly low-income and disadvantaged communities; and to mobilize financing and private capital to stimulate additional deployment of greenhouse gas- and air pollution-reducing projects.

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Op-Ed | A Case for Food Diversification

Food Tank

It can also promote healthier soil, reduce pest problems, and boost rural economies. Integrating livestock with crops can create a closed-loop system where manure provides fertilizer and reduces reliance on external inputs. Equipment sharing and community information sharing about financing helps to adapt quickly to the changes.

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