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Financial Investments In Smallholder Farmers Are Big Talk At UN Climate Change Conference

November 21, 2024 admin 0 Comments Agriculture, carbon emissions, climate change, cop29, Farmers, farming, green jobs, investment, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 17:05:19 +0000

Smallholder farmers sustain humanity every day of the year. The 600 million smallholder farmers around the world, who are working on less than two hectares of land, are estimated to be responsible for 28-31% of total crop production and contribute 30-34% of food supply on 24% of gross agricultural area. … [continued]

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Volkswagen Group Africa Launches Multifunctional Facility In Africa With Electric Tractors

October 29, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, electric tractors, Electric vehicles, Farmers, farming, rwanda, Volkswagen, volkswagen group

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 15:15:26 +0000

In a lot of remote or rural areas across many regions on the African continent, the lack of access to mechanised resources such has tractors has been hindering agricultural productivity. Where there is access to traditional tractors, logistical issues of getting diesel to those places tend to add a premium … [continued]

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A Tale Of Two Countries & Why One Is Holding The Agricultural Sector Responsible For Its Emissions

June 29, 2024 admin Agriculture, carbon emissions, climate change, Denmark, Farmers, Fossil Fuels, methane, methane emissions, NEW ZEALAND, nitrous oxide, plant-based diet, plant-based foods, policy & politics, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:11:19 +0000

Farmers in New Zealand complained that a regulated price on methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide emissions, starting in late 2025, would force some in their industry off their land. As a result of significant lobbying efforts, New Zealand has confirmed that the agricultural sector, which accounts for about half … [continued]

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Agrivoltaic Solar Arrays Will Win The Rural Solar War, With Insects

June 11, 2024 admin Agriculture, agrivoltaic, agrivoltaics, clean power, Farmers, farming, green economy, New York, new york state energy research and development authority (nyserda), rural solar, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2024 17:15:17 +0000

Agrivoltaic arrays can help preserve pollinators and other insect populations, benefiting biodiversity and nearby crops as well.

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OpenET Study Helps Water Managers & Farmers Put NASA Data to Work

February 7, 2024 admin Agriculture, Farmers, farming, nasa

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2024 23:08:14 +0000

As the world looks for sustainable solutions, a system tapping into NASA satellite data for water management has passed a … [continued]

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Mobilizing Electric Vehicles in Rural India

February 5, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, Farmers, India, motorcycles + scooters, natural resources defense council (nrdc, nrdc

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2024 04:41:43 +0000

This week marked a significant milestone as NRDC, in collaboration with partners Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) and the Small … [continued]

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The POWER Interview: Agrivoltaics, and Connecting More Renewable Energy to the Grid

January 15, 2024 admin Agriculture, agrivoltaics, bluewave, climate change, Environmental, Farm, Farmers, Interview, kavita ravi, Massachusetts, news, Renewables, Solar

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 15:39:36 +0000

The farm-to-table movement has changed the way many people look at food. But these days the agriculture business can be more than just growing and harvesting vegetables and grains. Many […]

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How Off-Grid Solar-Powered Electrification Can Drive More Revenue for Agriculture

May 16, 2023 admin Agriculture, Business, distributed energy, electrification, Farmers, paired power, power, Renewables, Solar

Credit to Author: Tom McCalmont| Date: Tue, 16 May 2023 19:31:42 +0000

As the U.S. pushes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030, reaching that goal will require effort from all industry sectors. While transportation, electricity production, industrial manufacturing, and […]

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Solar Panels Create Micro-Climate To Save Vineyards In Spain

October 9, 2022 admin Agriculture, agrivoltaics, Andrew Tan, brandy, clean power, Farmers, farming, global alliance group, gonzález byass, grupo emperador, iberdrola, pvh, Solar energy, solar panels, Spain, techedge, vineyards, wine making, wineries, winesolar

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2022 18:30:36 +0000

Vineyards in Spain are piloting a test of solar panels with an advanced “smart” tracking system get more bang for the agrivoltaics buck.

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American Farmers Are Turning To Wind Energy

February 20, 2020 admin Agriculture, clean power, Farmers, green economy, green jobs, onshore wind farms, policy & politics, Solar energy, solar power plants, wind energy

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 04:40:43 +0000

Wind energy is offering hope for American farmers amid tough times. In an article by Time Magazine, the plight of American farmers is brought into focus. “They’re trying to wipe us off the map,” says the subheading that quotes one of the farmers interviewed in the article

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