Agriculture Archives - State of the Planet

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Applications Now Open: 2023 Virtual Executive Training on Sustainable Investments in Agriculture

The virtual training in May will provide an overview of pressing issues related to agricultural investments and introduce practical skills.

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Aarti Arora: Connecting Agriculture, Climate, and Social Vulnerability

A soon-to-be graduate of the Columbia Climate School, Arora will spend the summer interning at NASA.

by |May 12, 2022

Can We Feed Billions of Ourselves Without Wrecking the Planet?

A new Earth Institute primer lays out the basics of achieving sustainable agriculture on a global scale.

by |January 7, 2022

At UN Food Systems Summit, Did Business Show It Is Serious About Addressing the Crises Facing Global Food Systems?

While pledges were made, they did not meet the moment.

by Nora Mardirossian and Kimathi Muiruri |September 30, 2021

Climate & Water in a Changing Africa: Uncertainty, Adaptation & the Social Construction of Fragile Environments

A special issue for the journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences examines water (in)security in Africa in an age of global climate change.

by Harry Verhoeven |September 28, 2021

Raising Ambitions for Food Systems and Climate Change

The Food Climate Partnership is hosting an event on Tuesday, September 21 during New York City’s Climate Week 2021: Raising Ambitions for Food Systems and Climate Change by Uniting Science and Policy.

by Erik Mencos Contreras |September 20, 2021

Increased Heat-Drought Combinations Could Damage Crops Globally, Says Study

Staple crops may see magnified adverse effects when warming climate drives away soil moisture.

by |September 20, 2021

Insurance Tools for Climate Adaptation: Q&A with Rahel Diro

Diro is an expert on index-based insurance, a proven way to help farmers cover some of the financial losses caused by drought and other weather extremes that damage their crops.

by |September 3, 2021
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To Tackle Food Insecurity, Invest in Digital Climate Services for Agriculture 

New recommendations outline a path to maximize impact of investments in digital climate services for small-scale farmers.

Food Systems Offer Huge Opportunities to Cut Emissions, Study Finds

Researchers drilling into the many moving parts of food systems say that greenhouse-gas emissions have been systematically underestimated.

by |June 8, 2021