Roughly 11 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions — mostly nitrous oxide and methane — can be traced to the nation’s agricultural sector. A range of ‘climate-smart’ farming practices have the ...
Climate-smart agriculture is gaining momentum—and for good reason. These practices have sustainable benefits from an environmental perspective, but it’s becoming more evident that they also offer ...
This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A new kind of food may soon be arriving on grocery store shelves: climate ...
A proposal under Assembly Bill 2954 would set a goal for sequestering carbon and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in natural and working lands—a sector spanning 90% of the California landscape. It ...
Launched under OCP Group’s Al Moutmir initiative, ElleMoutmir is redefining the role of rural women in Morocco’s agricultural ...
Climate change and food and nutrition insecurity pose two of the greatest development challenges of our time. Yet a more sustainable food system can not only heal the planet, but ensure food security ...
Atlanta-based company Ponix Farms is quietly making sustainable strides in the system, changing how food is produced and distributed. Ponix, a technology company focused on agriculture in Atlanta, ...
About 20% of global emissions come from agriculture and land use. Yet agriculture can also be a vehicle for taking carbon out of the atmosphere. The Oregon Global Warming Commission has developed a ...
Agriculture supports a big chunk of Kenya’s economy. As a result of the change in the weather patterns, the sector is vulnerable to climate shocks and long-term weather changes. Climate change is not ...
The Ministry of National Development Planning has encouraged young farmers to embrace modern agriculture through the adoption ...