Soil Topics from the International Hub Region
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Earth Day Spotlight: The Promise of Agroforestry
This Earth Day, celebrate the potential of agroforestry in creating sustainable food systems and combating climate change. The updated COMET Planner Global Tool from the International Climate Hub and…
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Fertilizing Smarter for the Future: Introducing Fertilize Right
Fertilize Right is a 4-year USDA project under the Global Fertilizer Challenge taking place in Brazil, Colombia, Pakistan, and Vietnam, that uses the 4Rs of nutrient management to improve fertilizer…
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Forging Resilient Agri-Food Systems: USDA's Pioneering Approach in APEC Summit
The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Policy Partnership on Food Security (PPFS) and APEC Agricultural Technical Cooperation Working Group’s February 18, 2023 workshop, “Approaches to…
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No-Till Farming for Climate Resilience
No-till farming keeps crop residues on farmland, protects soil, and limits the release of greenhouse gases.
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Cover Crops for Climate Resilience
Cover crops can make farms more resilient to the impacts of climate change by enhancing soil health and water quality.
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Biochar
Biochar is a stable solid, rich in carbon that is made when organic waste material or biomass is partially combusted in the presence of limited oxygen.
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South Africa Committed to Climate Change Interventions in the Agricultural Sector
South Africa committed to climate change intervention in its agricultural sector by introducing the Agriculture, Food Systems and Food Security Flagship Program.
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Climate Change, Global Food Security, and U.S. Food System Assessment
The result of a three-year effort led by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, this study brought together over thirty experts at nineteen institutions in four countries. The authors drew on…
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Adapting Philippine Agriculture to Climate Change
At least 1.25 million poor farmers and 5 million indirect beneficiaries will benefit from Adapting Philippine Agriculture to Climate Change (APA), a $39.3-million project approved to foster climate-…
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Carbon Mapping on the Go
Precision agriculture combines cutting-edge technology with traditional farming methods to improve the productivity, efficiency, and viability of today’s agriculture. This approach is crucial to…
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Breeding drought-tolerant pearl millet using conventional and genomics approaches: Achievements and prospects
Reviewed and discoursed the advancements in conventional breeding, progress in genomic resources development and application, high-throughput phenotyping, and the strategic use of genetic resources…
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Cost-effective strategies to Reduce Agricultural Greenhouse Gases
Crop and livestock production lead to the unintentional release of greenhouse gases. Now, farmers can do something about that.