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Modern Farmer’s Frank Giustra and Big Green’s Kimbal Musk launch Million Gardens Movement to help Americans grow their own produce.
Small-Scale Farming
Million Gardens Movement Hopes to Build a Happier, Healthier World Through Home Gardening

A joint initiative by Modern Farmer and Big Green empowers one million American families to start their own home gardens.

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Food refrigeration in Ethiopia is mostly for exports, not feeding its own (Photograph courtesy of Peyton Fleming)
Crops and Commodities
Cold Conundrum? Getting Nutritious Food to More People in Ethiopia

While agricultural production of fruits and vegetables has surged in recent decades, millions of Ethiopians are still not eating them. Children are hit the hardest by poor-quality diets, with millions suffering from growth-limiting stunting.

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Bees play a vital role in the food system as pollinators for a variety of crops—from strawberries to almonds. In the last 20 years, bee populations have become increasingly threatened by climate change and industrial agriculture.
Sustainable Agriculture
World Bee Day 2018: Protecting the Pollinators

For the first time, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization is observing May 20 as World Bee Day. The day is a celebration of the role of bees as pollinators in food systems as well as a call to action for the serious threats that bee populations face.

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