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Brainfood: Private finance, Public finance, Land sparing, Land sharing, Trade-offs, Ecological intensification, Metaverse, Crop failure

Agricultural Biodiversity

Finance for food systems transformation. Heavy reliance on private finance alone will not deliver conservation goals. Risks of synchronized low yields are underestimated in climate and crop model projections. “Financial institutions with significant portfolio exposure to the agrifood sector” need to step up.

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A Guide to Effective Finance and Marketing in Agriculture

Agric4profits

These institutes are charged with the development of high-yielding varieties, disease-resistant varieties, short-duration varieties, as well as innovations to improve production and efficient… Read More » A Guide to Effective Finance and Marketing in Agriculture

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Navigating Agricultural Financing as a Farmer: Challenges and Opportunities

Farmbrite

Occasionally as farmers and business owners, we need to find financing to support or grow our businesses. In this blog post, we'll explore what financing looks like for both lenders and agricultural producers and the steps to help you as a farmer find financing and other funding for your farm.

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‘Nothing’s Predictable’: Extreme Weather is Ruining Farmers’ Crops and Finances

Daily Yonder

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets estimates that the state’s food producers lost over $16 million as a result — somewhere between one-third and one-half of all the state’s yield. Altogether, a recent NASA study found that some yields could decrease 24% by as soon as 2030. billion in agricultural losses last year.

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A Black-Led Agricultural Community Takes Shape in Maryland

Civil Eats

Creative, Collaborative Financing Without Dirt Capital Partners and Foodshed Capital , this next chapter might not have been possible. Each—from Steward to Iroquois Valley to RSF Social Finance —uses a different approach to give a leg up to farmers who might not otherwise qualify for financing.

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AI and Agriculture: How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Farming and Finance

Trimble Agriculture

How AI in Agriculture Has Already Changed Us Even before self-driving cars hit the consumer market, farmers were plowing fields with GPS-guided tractors. In the mid-1990s, John Deere began using GPS technology for precision agriculture, combining GPS location data with sensor readings to determine crop yield.

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U.N. Report Calls for Climate Tech for Food System Resilience

Food Tank

Examples of adaptation technologies include drought-resistant crop varieties, climate-smart irrigation systems, and agroforestry practices, which help conserve water, protect soils, and improve crop yields under changing conditions. Only a small share of climate finance goes to agrifood systems, she says.

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