Tag: climate change
Pairwise updates strategy for societal and climate benefits
- General News
Pairwise shares its long-term focus on delivering solutions to major challenges in food and agriculture, including improving the convenience of nutrient-dense foods and developing new crop varieties so that producers “can do more with less” in the face of a changing climate.
Specialty crops and soil conservation
- Analysis
WIRED has recently posted an informative article on greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture that shows how difficult it is.
Climate-smart ag: more knowledge needed
- Analysis
Both the federal government and some state governments are advancing “climate-smart agriculture.”
Agrology receives $5M in USDA climate-smart grants
- General News
Agrology, a seed-stage climate technology start-up, today announced that the company is one of six partners awarded approximately $5M in funding from the USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative.
Vegetables slammed as climate foes
- Analysis
Tamar Haspel, writing in the Washington Post, has assessed foods in regard to their effect on climate health. Vegetables turn out badly.
IFPA and partners receive $15MM from USDA for advancing climate-smart pilot projects
- General News
International Fresh Produce Association has announced that the pilot program project they submitted with a group of partners has been selected by the USDA to receive funding.
CHEP parent company commits to net-zero emissions by 2040
- General News
Brambles, CHEP’s parent company, announced its commitment to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2040.
Climate change presents opportunities for nontraditional regions, growing systems
- Analysis
At Equitable Food Initiative (EFI), as we consider changing climate realities, we partnered with Kitchen Table Consultants to evaluate the state of the Midwest fresh fruit and vegetable industry.
IFPA commends USDA $1B investment in climate pilot projects
- General News
International Fresh Produce Association applauds the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement detailing their commitment to invest $1 billion through their Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities opportunity.
Ag Green New Deal is silly and ignorant
- Analysis
A coalition of more than 300 environmental and farming groups are urging Congress to adopt food and agriculture solutions for climate change. Ag is already ahead of them.