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  • Reinvent Utah farms to save our soil and Great Salt Lake?

    February 25, 2022 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    Farmers in Utah practice no-till farming to improve soil health and water retention amid an ongoing drought.

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  • Switching Charcoal Burning To Beekeeping To Protect Environment

    February 22, 2022 |

    Rwanda Dispatch |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    Former charcoal producers in Rwanda are leaving behind an environmentally taxing livelihood and make a steadier livelihood by learning a new trade — beekeeping. In 2021, an organization known as The APIARY started training people in six Rwandan districts, where over 28 people were trained to train others in their communities. So far, those who have switched have seen their income triple.

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  • One Cow Per Poor Family Initiative Improving Livelihoods In Eastern Rwanda

    February 17, 2022 |

    Rwanda Dispatch |

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    Response Location: Rwanda, Rwimbogo

    The “one cow per poor family” initiative in Rwanda seeks to increase household income and fight malnutrition by giving families a cow to raise. Once the cow gives birth, the calf is given to another family to raise, keeping the process going. Since the program started in 2006, a total of 341,065 cows have been distributed and residents say it has improved their livelihoods.

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  • In Sierra Leone's swamps, female farmers make profits and peace

    February 12, 2022 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: Sierra Leone, Matagelema

    With support and training from the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund's World Food Program, an association of roughly 150 women in Matagelema, Sierra Leone have begun irrigating and farming inland valley swamps there for the first time. They are among more than 4,000 farmers now cultivating in the country's swamps, which provide a higher crop yield than upland farming and are located farther from conflict zones with the region's rutile miners.

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  • Smart irrigation saves water, improves farming practices in Rwanda's remote drought-stricken region

    February 08, 2022 |

    Rwanda News Agency |

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    Response Location: Rwanda, Nyagatare

    New dams in Rwanda have helped residents to update their irrigation systems, which has allowed them to increase their food production and generate more income. Sometimes, there have been disputes between farmers over the management of the water resource. But, according to one farmer, “the profit from the sale of my produce, the extra income enabled me to purchase two cows, pay school fees and medical insurance for my children.”

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  • Chiswick Flower market attracts 60,000 visitors

    January 21, 2022 |

    The Chiswick |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    The Community Interest Company, run by volunteers, organized the Chiswick Flower Market to revitalize the local economy. The eight flower markets that were held increased foot-traffic to local businesses by about 70% compared to non-market Sundays. Of the over 60 vendors, 65% were based locally. The market made a £12,000 profit, which is being reinvested in community sustainability projects. Sustainability and reducing the market’s carbon footprint are priority initiatives.

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  • How India's Farmers Launched a Movement Against Modi's Farm Bills—and Won

    January 19, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Protests among farmers in India led to the repeal of farm laws – passed in the midst of COVID-19 shutdowns – that privileged corporate interests over the livelihood of farmers. In some states, farm union members blocked railroads, prevented the collection of toll taxes on roads, and blocked gas stations, shopping malls, and warehouses owned by corporations that benefited from the laws. Throughout the protests anywhere from 50,000 to 700,000 farmers camped out blocking strategic infrastructure. The sustained protests, and the widespread support among people, led the government to withdraw the laws.

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  • Trees, crops, livestock mix fights climate change

    January 06, 2022 |

    Great Lakes Echo |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    In Michigan, farmers are using a silvopasture as a way to fight climate change in the area. Silvopasture is a technique where farmers grow crops, trees, and livestock on the same land. This technique helps creates a sink to collect carbon responsible for global warming. It also battles erosion and improves soil.

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  • Conservation Group Tries One More Thing to Preserve an African Woodland: Prayer

    January 04, 2022 |

    Christianity Today |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Malindi

    A Rocha Kenya is an environmental organization that connects Christian conservationists around the world to protect endangered habitats and species with the both the power of prayer and practical conservation efforts. Today, the group is also working to train local farmers in new methods to protect the forest, focusing on topics like promoting soil health, increasing crop yields and reducing water usage.

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  • CROSS RIVER TODAY SPECIAL REPORT

    January 03, 2022 |

    Sparkling 92.3 FM |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Igbo

    The River Basin Authority, which selects a few locations each year to provide potable water and sanitation interventions, completed development projects in Igbo that improved the community’s quality of life. To facilitate agricultural use of the vast land in the community, the authority constructed an access road to help farmers take their produce from their farms to local markets, where they can sell them to make a sustainable living. They also provided irrigation access and solar-powered boreholes to provide potable water, reducing the risk of water-borne diseases like cholera.

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