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Bringing Soils Back to Life
In the Timorese communities of Kika and Usu’un, most of the land close to the communities consists of steep hills and rocky soils. Large portions of the land are of poor quality and have been abandoned. But with training and advice from USC Timor Leste, farmers in these communities are nurturing the soils back to life. Read More…
Threats to Climate Change Adaptation
Traditional knowledge and farming approaches based on biodiversity are essential to climate change adaption. They are, however, threatened by the spread of modern intensive agricultural practices. That’s the conclusion of a report released recently by the International Institute for the Environment and Development in advance of the UN Climate Change talks (COP 17) starting Monday in Durban.
Reuters provides a provocative summary of what could be a hot topic next week. Read More…
Mali – Canada: Farmer to Farmer
The new director of our program in Douentza Mali, Abdrahamane Goïta, was in Canada in October and was keen to visit local Ottawa area seed producer and longtime USC friend and supporter, Greta Kryger of Greta’s Organics. Abdrahamane gave her a big thumbs up! Read More…
Seeds for New York
It may not be immediately obvious to everyone why local-seed saving is so critically important – not only here, but in the remote parts of the world where USC Canada works. This story from New York City, of all places, brings home just how necessary local seeds are for adapting to climate conditions that are changing so quickly. Read More…
Reports from Rome: Graft, Transplant, Cross-pollinate a New Food System
As food security experts gathered in Rome to search for solutions to an extremely precarious global food system, no one was optimistic that things would get better. But Faris says he’s seen a desire on both sides to build bridges, leaving him hopeful that there may be ways of blending agro-ecology with business. Read More…
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