Scientists develop resilient sorghum, a crop that can feed humans and livestock. It's needs little water and can survive hotter temperatures and windy conditions.
#climatechange
#SustainableAgriculture
https://www.yahoo.com/news/researcher-stuns-farmers-revolutionary-crop-104511106.html

Africa: We Studied Smallholder Farming in Three African Countries for 10 Years - Why Profitable Irrigation Is Key: [The Conversation Africa] The world has to feed a growing population with the same area of land and less water. Irrigation is key to managing this problem. A 10-year project called Transforming Irrigation in Southern Africa focused on capacity constraints on schemes in… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TK0S78 #Irrigation #SmallholderFarming #SustainableAgriculture #AfricaAgriculture #FoodSecurity

Africa: Repatriate Africa's Climate-Smart Wisdom That Was Suppressed By Colonialism.: [African Union] The urgency of climate change compels us to revisit lost wisdom in the African Agricultural Sector. Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki is African Union Special Envoy for Food Systems observes that extreme weather, erratic rainfall, and rising temperatures threaten the staple crops that… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJx2SK #ClimateChange #SustainableAgriculture #FoodSecurity #IndigenousKnowledge #AfricanWisdom

Botanical gardens support biodiversity, sustainable living, and education while strengthening the global food web. They are simple to establish, economically beneficial, and enable worldwide collaboration for plant preservation, research, and innovation—enhancing access to and enjoyment of diverse plant life.

https://onecommunityglobal.org/botanical-garden/

One Community's open-source hoop house plans support affordable, large-scale gardening as Phase I of our food strategy. They extend growing seasons, boost efficiency, and complement our food forest. Crops include potatoes, onions, carrots, and more, contributing to our botanical garden model.
https://onecommunityglobal.org/hoop-houses/

Ulschan Bathe and her team are accelerating plant evolution to address #FoodSecurity challenges. By optimizing #enzymes through directed evolution, they aim to increase #CropYields efficiently and sustainably: http://go.tum.de/331754

#SustainableAgriculture
S. Kissel

Are you interested in research/innovation to solve challenges in sustainable cocoa in Brazil, Ghana or Nigeria?

We are holding two free online workshops to prepare for future funding calls around climate-smart multilateral cocoa collaborations. 15th Jan/7th Feb.

#Cocoa
#SustainableAgriculture
#FoodSystems

Richest billionaires' investments are heavily skewed toward fossil industries
https://www.oxfamamerica.org/press/press-releases/a-billionaire-emits-a-million-times-more-greenhouse-gases-than-the-average-person/
#Billionaires #Redistribution #Green #SustainableAgriculture

#Introduction
My jam is agroecology, mainly the human aspects of farmland biodiversity conservation.

#SaveWildBees, the domesticated ones are livestock & doing just fine.

#Agroecology #FoodSystems #Biodiversity #Conservation #Farming #Farmers #Farmland #AgriEnvironment #CAP
#Pollinators #BeneficialInsects
#BiologicalPestControl #NatureFriendlyFarming #SustainableAgriculture #Sustainability
#SciComm #Outreach