Land degradation is one of the biggest and expanding threat to smallholder farmers in the drylands across the globe. In Chad researchers, government and development are working together to find solutions with the help of spatial soil data visualization.
When climate disasters strike, farmers are among the first to feel the consequences. Now, index-based flood insurance (IBFI) could help the most vulnerable defend and recover faster.
The world’s wetlands could generate sustainable, agricultural livelihoods, which in turn contribute to public health through the ability to afford basic needs including nutritious food, medical care and education, writes Program Director Izabella Koziell
Faster, cheaper and more precise than conventional testing, soil spectroscopy analysis gives giving agricultural producers at all scales vital information on how to improve and protect their soils.
12 useful indicators spanning governance, equity, food, and the circular economy, support the city to develop inclusive and resilient sustainable food systems.
Socio-hydrological models enable potential future scenarios to be explored, depending on varying circumstances, and capture how institutions and policies could help halt water pollution, a growing problem in the country.
Improved evidence base and systems thinking approach would help promote the benefits of Nature Based Solutions and evaluate the true cost of traditional grey infrastructure investments, which actually contribute more to economic fragility than economic growth, if environmental and social costs are properly accounted for.
An evaluation finds real change in three specific areas: demonstrating landscape approaches in ways that encourage farmers, the government, donors and NGOs to embrace these strategies; innovating with geospatial data; and promoting and removing barriers to conservation technologies.
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A collection of opportunities for researchers working on sustainable agriculture issues: grants, workshops, journal calls, and related notices. Learn how to join the Thrive Network for Sustainable Agriculture Researchers.
