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🌍 FAO's role in supporting mine action is key to ensuring that agricultural lands affected by UXO and landmines are returned to productive use. This brief outlines FAO’s contribution to facilitating the safe resumption of farming activities in impacted areas, helping communities rebuild their food security and livelihoods in partnership with Mine Action Operators and UN agencies. 🌾 👉 Learn more about FAO's approach to integrating agricultural recovery in mine action efforts : https://lnkd.in/e7bjN93N

ATTENTION FARMERS: Did you know federal funds are available to help weatherproof your farms? Droughts, extreme rains and other weather events can cause serious problems, but there's funding available to help! Join Michael Fields Agricultural Institute for their Weatherproofing Your Farm event and cookout this week to learn how local farmers and researchers are preparing for these conditions, and funding their efforts. Register for this free event below!

As part of a multistate project on the economic value of ecosystem services, scientists showed how land use planning can reduce #wildfire suppression costs and measured residents’ willingness to pay for homeowner or community fire risk reductions. See more research on the economic value of ecosystem services: https://lnkd.in/eG9jt3Va This project is supported in part by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. #WildfireAwarenessMonth

Did you know that almost 50% of the land in Te Taitokerau is used for agriculture and more than 30% of our land is covered in indigenous vegetation - plant species that are native to a Te Taitokerau and our ecosystem here 🌳 🔗 To find out more about land use and soil, check out our most recent State of Environment Land report here: https://bit.ly/3WBkP7W

🔔 Midlands Farmers are holding a gathering in the ‘rural capital of food’ to show support for the agricultural industry. Speakers will include Andrew Ward, a farmer and one of the organisers of the London rally and Tom Lamb, a YouTuber and farmer from Stamford. 🗣️"You may not be connected to agriculture but you are connected to food." FIND OUT MORE 🔗 https://ow.ly/yG8L50UmBKJ

Introducing Chabilal Gurung of The Journalist, another Food and Agriculture(FAO) reporting grantee. He is set to delve into an urgent issue: the serious threat posed by wild sparrows in Tseza Gewog, Dagana. His investigative reporting promises to shed light on this pressing concern, exploring its impact on agriculture and the environment.Stay tuned as Chabilal Gurung uncovers the story behind the wild sparrow menace and its implications for the community. #FAO #foodandagricultureorganization

🌾🌾 GROWER STORY Curt Severin has incorporated lime using deep tillage to overcome an ‘acid throttle’ on the family’s mixed farm near Brocklesby in southern NSW. He sought out expert advice and assistance - including from Precision Agriculture, Charles Sturt University, NSW Agriculture and AgriSci - to understand the problem and find ways to fix it. 👉 Learn more https://bit.ly/3PQU7EN 📷 Nicole Baxter

This is part 2 of Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development's video series about grazing irrigated pastures! 🌱 You can watch the whole story with the link in their caption below 👇

The Taylor Laboratory at the Danforth Center is a part of an international partnership that aims to improve the yield and resilience of three staple crops that are critical to the food security and livelihood of farming families in Rwanda. Learn more about this collaboration: https://loom.ly/Vx5MPuQ

IESC hosted a cost of production validation workshop as part of the USAID Caribbean Agricultural Productivity improvement Activity (CAPA) last month. The workshop introduced a customizable template to help farmers accurately calculate production costs and revenues. Representatives from agriculture-based organizations and cooperatives, financial institutions, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Blue and Green Economy in Dominica attended the workshop and expressed appreciation for the timely intervention.