Week in review – food and farm edition

by Judith Curry
A collection of articles on food and farms, related to climate change, sustainability, and broad environmental issues.

#Foodwaste & yard waste produce a lot of methane, but there are ways to reduce impact. [link]
Africa Transforming Agriculture To Combat Climate Change [link]
How crickets can provide cheap, climate-friendly protein – study: [link]
@FAOnews warns #climate smart #agriculture essential for smallholder farms, but implementation challenges remain [link]
Faced with falling commodity prices, farmers are getting smarter about how they purchase seeds. [link]
Insurance can help build farmers’ #resilience to climate change. How can Southeast Asia make the most of it? [link]
The girl who wants to end hunger [link]
#Florida Faces Worst #Orange Harvest Crisis Since Records Began in 1913 [link]
Farmers, Herders, and Floods: Social-ecological changes in Colombia’s Bogota Plateau during the 18th and 19th centuries [link]
First farm to grow vegetables in a desert using only sun and #Desal seawater [link]
A look at the future of meat.  [link]
Could traditional plants hold the secret to saving crops from pests? [link] …
How three U.S. mini-farms are sowing the seeds of global food security [link]
J.M. Fortier and the Rise of the High-Profit Micro Farm [link]
The pig poop story: Factory farming practices are under scrutiny again in N.C. after disastrous hurricane floods [link]
Most Farmers Still Doubt They Have Anything To Do With Climate Change [link]
On smallholder adaptation to climate change and the ‘green revolution in #Africa’ [link]
Ethical arguments won’t end #factoryfarming. Technology might. [link]
It’s Time to Rethink America’s Corn System [link]
Schoolgirl’s invention solves drought crisis? [link]
Is Dry Farming the Next Wave in a Drought-Plagued World? [link]
Hydrogen could become the new fuel for cooking – here’s how  [link]
Farming is at a #climate crossroads [link]
NYTimes:  Why industrial farms are good for the environment. “Before ‘factory farming’ became a pejorative, scholars were calling for farmers to do just that.” [link]
“Improving fertilizer efficiency could reduce China’s GHG emissions as much as 6 percent, according to one study.” [link]
What would it take to mainstream “alternative” agriculture? [link] …
“India’s foodgrain production is estimated to rise by 9% to an all-time high of 135.03 million tonnes” [link]
How carbon farming can be the answer to #climatechange [link]
How Aquaculture and Agriculture Can Work in Harmony -[link]
The Next Agricultural Revolution Is Under Our Feet:  Healthy soil needs less water! [link]
EPA initiatives to fight food waste [link]
Seaweed could hold the key to cutting methane emissions from cow burps [link]
UN: Global agriculture needs a ‘profound transformation’ to fight climate change and protect food security [link]Filed under: Week in review

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