Life imitating art! Chinese farmers create patterns in their paddies xhne.ws/xG1xz

Why the #COVID-19 #lockdown should not affect farms and farmers. #Nepal's civil society appeal on food security, and job creation in #agriculture. #farmers #Nepal #Nepallockdown #Coronavirus nepalitimes.com/latest/save-fa…

२४ औं राष्ट्रिय चिया दिवसको शुभकामना ।

NEPALI AAMA #repost In 1974, Peace Corps Broughton Coburn arrived in Syangja district in #Nepal & found lodgings with a 70-year-old widow whom he would go on to call Aama. 31 years later, Coburn returned to his Aama’s village. A tale of an unbreakable bond: bit.ly/Nepali-aama-nt

Breeding perennial grains may seem like slow effort, but it’s moving at lightning speed vs. the 1000s of yrs it took for annual grains. Perennial rice yields are now on par with annual varieties. #Kernza will be at wheat-like yields in about 15 yrs. More grains are on the way!

Emerging perennial crops Danforth Center field research site have been growing for more than two months this spring - they are looking so good!! Matthew J. Rubin Molly Hanlon Kenneth Okonkwo The Land Institute Biva Chapagain

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