Adaptation refers to efforts to reduce the risks of climate variability and change and make a system more resilient. Adapting agriculture to climate change can better prepare farmers and producers for ...

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For farmers, successful avocado cultivation depends on careful site selection rather than rapid expansion. Planting in newly ...

A new action plan from the University of Maryland’s Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology offers a path forward for how Maryland’s farmers, agricultural leaders, and policymakers can strengthen the ...

Modern agriculture is a data-rich but decision-constrained domain, where traditional methods struggle to keep pace with ...

Climate change has brought extreme and unpredictable weather patterns to our region. At Keep Growing Detroit Farm, a 1.38-acre farm in the heart of Detroit’s Historic Eastern Market District, we are ...

In sub-Saharan Africa, pastoral livestock farming – where cattle, goats and sheep roam freely across grasslands, grazing at will – has been the main form of livestock production. It has been a source ...

For farmers who grow anything but soybeans and corn in Illinois, buying crop insurance is nearly impossible. Even an insurance agent couldn’t figure out how to safeguard his vegetable and poultry farm ...

24-year-old Simon lives among the lush, green hills of Kenya’s central highlands, near the bustling regional town of Nyeri. His father owns a small plot of land where the family grows tea, making him ...

CLIMATE change is significantly impacting coffee farming in Tanzania, increasing production costs and reducing yields, according to the Paradox of Climate-Smart Coffee (PACSMAC) project ...