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Grant Fuels Mission for Circular Bioeconomy Initiative in Florida
For Immediate Release – Solutions from the Land (SfL) is honored to announce it has been awarded a 2024 VoLo Environmental Grant from VoLo Foundation. The $100,000 grant will support the next phase of work with the Florida Climate Smart Agriculture (FLCSA) Work Group, helping Florida farmers, ranchers and foresters adopt circular bioeconomy systems (CBS)....
Florida Farmers, Aquaculturists Release Joint Vision, Recommendations for Healthier Watershed
Cedar Key, Fla. — The future of Florida’s land is uncertain. When the land is threatened, water also is at risk. Clam and oyster farmers along the Gulf of Mexico and row croppers in the Suwannee Valley have come together to call for expanded research on how to protect water quality, support to expedite adoption of actions that work, and improved education...
USDA Project to Advance Climate Resilience for Midwest Farmers
The United States Department of Agriculture is investing $10 million in an Ohio State led team to accelerate the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices. The transdisciplinary team is comprised of researchers, educators and experts, including Solutions from the Land (SfL) leadership. The group will work together to advance and co-create solutions...
Feedback on FAO report strives to strengthen urban and peri-urban food systems
In the middle of January, the FAO’s High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) called for feedback on their draft report on ways to achieve food security through urban and peri-urban food systems. After reviewing the first draft, SfL co-chair A.G. Kawamura notes the Food and Agriculture Organization is on the right path in a...
SfL Applauds Final COP 28 Agreement
For Immediate Release December 14 2023 Solutions from the Land (SfL) applauds the central outcome of COP 28, noting that the nearly 200 countries that participated in the 28th Conference of the Parties reached historic agreement that recognizes the fundamental priority of safeguarding food security and ending hunger, and in particular the vulnerabilities...
Kawamura Implores COP 28 Delegation for Action on Agriculture
Media Advisory Dubai, United Arab Emirates December 8, 2023 On Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, Solutions from the Land Co-Chair A.G. Kawamura addressed the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) on behalf of the UNFCCC Farmers Constituency, addressing the impasse in work to construct a roadmap...
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