Revisiting the campaign last year with The Catanduanes State University (CatSU) College of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF) who conducted the inaugural seminar on Empowering Island Organic Farming Educators Practitioners: Catalyst for Sustainable Agriculture on May 18, 2023. The seminar, titled “Technical Advancement in Organic Agriculture Contributions for Food Security in the Island Province,” aimed to […]
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Feeding an ever-increasing world population – in a context of climate change and water scarcity – poses one of the greatest challenges humanity will have to face immediately. The consequences of the indiscriminate use of dangerous and harmful chemical fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides -which have also become scarce and very expensive- put the viability of […]
With no defence possible, the only solution for the banana industry was to cultivate a different banana variety called the Cavendish, which was naturally immune to Panama disease. In that way, the Cavendish variety rose to become the most traded banana crop in the world today. Unfortunately, the disease that causes fusarium wilt has mutated […]
More than half of the world’s population is under 30 years old today, and as a group, young people have a remarkable capacity to inspire and shape global movements.Young global leaders like Malala Yousafzai, who advocates for quality education and gender equality, and Greta Thunberg, who advocates for climate change, are pushing for the advancement […]
Hemp doesn’t have many approved crop-protection products, such as herbicides or pesticides that are “very carbon-emitting,” so it is a less environmentally costly crop. Farmers growing hemp with Regenerative Agriculture practices can reduce synthetic nitrogen inputs with natural products such as Envirolizer If you’re going to grow hemp using business-as-usual practices like we do soy […]
Apply for a free pack of fruit-bearing, wildlife-enhancing, carbon-storing orchard or fruiting hedgerow for your school now! The Tree Council are giving away free orchard tree and hedgerow packs to inspire teachers and pupils around the country to get outdoors connect, learn, plant and care for trees. Teachers will also receive an exciting set of […]
The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) is a new environmental land management scheme by the UK Government that will reward farmers for adopting more sustainable farming practices and approaches. Those who currently receive payments under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) will be able to apply for the Sustainable Farming Incentive. The new scheme aims to help […]
We have now moved into our new office – The West Lancashire Investment Centre The Centre is conveniently located at Junction 4 of the M58, just over 4 miles from the M6. Recently awarded Visit England’s ‘We’re Good To Go’ industry standard and consumer mark in recognition that the Investment Centre is adhering to Government […]
Sustainability and food security is the biggest challenge a country is facing especially this pandemic period. We’ve witnesseth the rise of organic producers and the number of farmers transitioning from conventional into regenerative practice in the past few years. The key findings from DEFRA, National Statistics released on the 24th June are: Organic land area […]
THE CONCEPT NOTE FOR INDEPENDENT DIALOGUE OF THE FOOD SYSTEMS SUMMIT DIALOGUE TO BE CONDUCTED BY ONE MORE SALARY AND AT5 OF THE UN FOOD SYSTEM SUMMIT. One More Salary is a small international non-profit, non-governmental organization registered in Sweden and Tanzania. Our mission is to promote social entrepreneurship and income-generating activities to assist people […]
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