When you think of Detroit, ‘sustainable‘ and ‘agriculture‘ may not be the first two words that you think of. But a new urban agrihood debuted by The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative (MUFI) might change your mind. The three-acre development boasts a two-acre garden, a fruit orchard with 200 trees, and a sensory garden for kids.
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Can biodynamic farming solve India’s agricultural woes?
India is probably the only place where the principles of biodynamic farming, which began in Germany over 90 years ago, and has its share of adherents and skeptics worldwide, are culturally accepted without questioning.
When 29-year-old Nasari Chavhan took to the stage at the Organic World Congress (OWC) - an international conference dedicated to organic farming - held on the outskirts of Delhi in the second week of November, it was little expected that the diffident young woman and an Adivasi (tribal) from the interiors of the western Indian state of Maharashtra, would end up as one of the prized speakers at the event.
http://www.dw.com/en/can-biodynamic-farming-solve-indias-agricultural-woes/a-41498853
Youth in Agriculture: Cambodian Youth Discuss Knowledge and Barriers
The Green Shoots Foundation has been running the Agriculture Skills in Public Schools (ASPUS) program since 2014. Recently, the Foundation organized a range of focus group discussions with secondary school students to evaluate their activities thus far and gain insight into how young people in rural communities feel about pursuing a career in agriculture.
Youth in Agriculture: Cambodian Youth Discuss Knowledge and Barriers
Agriculture stats call for political will as family farms dwindle
http://rabble.ca/columnists/2017/06/agriculture-stats-call-political-will-family-farms-dwindle