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Suyu Liu created a Post in Agriculture

Food governance in Territorial Short Food Supply Chains: Different narratives and strategies from Colombia and Spain

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Suyu Liu created a Post in Agriculture

Falling short of being the ‘good farmer’: Losses of social and cultural capital incurred through environmental mismanagement, and the long-term impacts agri-environment scheme participation

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Stephani Widorini created a Post in Agriculture, Climate Change

Smallholder farms present the need and opportunity to innovate future-proof solutions that are tested to function in complex conditions, as they face daily the effects of climate change, resource and environmental limitations, and economic and social disruption. How are smallholder farms the ideal proving ground for innovative future technologies?

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Maria Dumpert commented on Maria Dumpert's Post in Agriculture, Green Recovery from COVID-19, Energy
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A new WRI blog highlights Nigeria's Sustainable COVID-19 Recovery -- In addition to removing fossil fuel subsidies, the government's $5.9 billion (N23 trillion, or 1% of GDP) Economic Sustainability Plan (https://budgetoffice.gov.ng/index.php/nigeria-economic-sustainability-p…) invests in clean energy, agriculture, and infrastructure, including:
* US$619 million to the Solar Homes Systems Project, which is anticipated to cover about 5 million households, along with providing monetary incentives for private solar installers;
* A National MSME Survival Fund, of which 60% is reserved for women entrepreneurs;
* An agricultural program to significantly increase the acreage under cultivation, which has the potential to incorporate climate-smart strategies and practices such as drought-resistant crops and sustainable land and water management

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Suyu Liu created a Post in Agriculture

Special Issue—“Impacts of COVID-19 on Agriculture and Rural Poverty in China” Distributed Worldwide

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