COVID-19 shows us why we need a better relationship with biodiversity
May 22, 2020 11:34 amImproving our relationship with biodiversity starts with changing the way we grow our food. COVID-19... View Article
Categories for Sustainable agriculture
UPDATE: Help a farmer avoid a food crisis
May 14, 2020 1:57 pmWe must act now to prevent a major food crisis in Central America in the wake of COVID-19.
The Hill Times | Farmers fighting climate change, at home and abroad
April 15, 2020 11:05 amFarmers everywhere are on the frontlines of climate change, writes SeedChange Executive Director, Jane Rabinowicz in The Hill Times.
Tasty terraces in Timor-Leste!
March 4, 2020 4:52 pmTerraces help prevent landslides and ensure hillside farms have moist, happy soil.
There’s a new campaign tackling climate change in Canada: Farmers for Climate Solutions
March 1, 2020 10:08 amAny conversation about climate change in 2020 must include agriculture.
This is what international solidarity looks like
February 7, 2020 3:00 pmPartnerships, crop breeding, conserving biodiversity... just a bit of what we do around the world.
Filling the ag research gap in Canada
January 26, 2020 10:28 pmThe world lost 75 per cent of its crop diversity in the last century. But farmers in Canada are working to reverse the trend.
Meet Maria Traoré, a farmer in Mali!
January 17, 2020 10:03 pm"Not only have I gained a lot of knowledge, but I’ve also become much more emancipated as a housewife.”
The CBC | The fight against climate change down home on the Alberta farm
December 30, 2019 12:10 pmFarmers are impacted by the climate crisis, but the way they tend the land can help mitigate climate change.
How to turn the desert green: Bringing soil back in Burkina Faso
December 5, 2019 2:00 pmThirty-three per cent of the Earth's soil is already degraded - and as much as 90 per cent could become degraded by 2050.
Water changes everything
November 28, 2019 1:25 pmHome and family mean everything. This family in the Bolivian Andes worked hard to make sure they could keep both.
Before this farmer harvests food, she must harvest water
November 25, 2019 10:25 pm“Nothing would be possible on this land without the water.” Support a farmer with the gift of water this Giving Tuesday.
Growing a sustainable source of water in the Andes
November 25, 2019 9:40 pmThe family’s small plot of land, perched 2,500 metres above sea level, was missing something crucial: water.
The Hill Times | Farmers in Canada are on the front lines of climate change
November 21, 2019 3:07 pmThe time to work with farmers on climate action is now.
Irania is breaking glass ceilings in Nicaragua
November 18, 2019 4:44 pmIrania is a strong advocate and inspiration for rural women and youth across Nicaragua.
Meet Denia, who has spent more than half her life working for change
November 18, 2019 4:19 pmAt just fifteen years old, Denia founded a group that would change her community and the trajectory of her life.