A newly released video by Food Tank explores the environmental sustainability, nutrition, and financial security produced by enset, an indigenous crop.
Agriculture
Indigenous Crop: The Jack of All …Fruits?
Jackfruit, the largest tree-borne fruit in the world, can be eaten both when immature and ripe.
Urban Agriculture Keeps Pace with Population Growth in India
India’s urban populations are growing, but cities such as Nanded are embracing the change by incorporating agriculture into urban planning.
Innovation for Sustainability: Bhungroo Boosts Incomes and Food Security for Women Farmers
Biplab Paul has developed a technique to improve crop irrigation in Gujaret, raising incomes by more than 1,000 percent within two years.
Call to Action: Turn Down the Heat!
A 2013 World Bank report predicts the course of climate change and highlights its effects on vulnerable populations and food supplies.
Orion Magazine’s Upcoming Webinar: Food Hubs Revamp Sustainable Food Systems
Orion Magazine invites you to join its November 21st webinar about the role of food hubs in reinvigorating the sustainable food movement.
USDA Farm Service Agency Forms Invaluable Partnership With Local Refugees
Refugees and immigrants with agricultural roots are reaping the benefits of the New Farms for New Americans program.
Sustainable Business: The Farmery Brings Grocery Store and Greenhouse Closer Together Than Ever
Imagine a grocery store that lets its customers pick fruits and veggies not from a bin, but from hydroponic vertical growing systems at the ends of the aisles.
Small-Scale Kenyan Farmers Have Potential to Thrive Despite Climate Change
While a changing climate threatens crop production in Kenya, Kenyan small-scale farmers show potential to thrive.
Food Hubs: The Middlemen That Will Save the Sustainable Food Chain
A recent article in Orion Magazine shows how food hubs could be the key to bringing sustainable, local food culture into the mainstream.
Women’s Farm and Forestry Alliance Helps Women Farmers Become Strong Businesswomen
A spotlight on the Women’s Farm and Forestry Alliance, a new program committed to using web-based modules to train women farm finances.
Indigenous Crop: Yellow Dock, Medicine Masquerading as Weed
Yellow dock is seen as a common weed in many people’s backyards, but Haida First Nations have been using it as medicine for centuries.
International Year of Family Farming: Seeds for Women Farmers Key to Food Security
La Via Campesina has launched a global campaign aimed at defending the survival of traditional seeds as well as guaranteeing food sovereignty worldwide.
Innovation for Sustainability: With More Food and Less Water, SRI Could Revolutionize Farming
The System of Rice Intensification provides a possible sustainable food production solution, increasing rice yields while decreasing agricultural inputs.
The Trestle Group Foundation Builds Better Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs
By pairing women entrepreneurs in developing economies with leading business professionals, The Trestle Group Foundation fosters growth and innovation.
Conflict and Agriculture
In honor of the United State’s Veterans Day; highlighting 13 veteran and refugee agriculture projects across the world that are helping to heal wounds of war.
Indonesia Organic: A Virtual Organic Food Hub
Indonesia Organic is a virtual hub for the promotion and development of organic agricultural sector in Indonesia.
10 Agriculture Projects in New York City That Can’t Be Missed
Urban agriculture projects are popping up all over New York City! These ten urban farms and community gardens are not to be missed.
Growing Better Health
By bringing agricultural solutions into the clinical treatment of malnutrition, Gardens for Health International ensures long-term food security.
Project Fights Agriculture Illiteracy Through Multi-Platform Approach
How Does It Grow? fights agricultural illiteracy by teaching students about fruits and vegetables, one at a time.
