The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is delivering 17,740 bags of seed potatoes to some 46,000 people in rural Ukraine. In total 862 tonnes of seed potatoes have been delivered to those most in need over the last few weeks. The FAO is also calling for $115 million to support almost 1 million small farmers…
Positive Future News #932 (Feature Photo – Rooftop Gardens in Rotterdam – courtesy of Rotterdam Partners) Rotterdam, the second largest city in the Netherlands, has 150 million square feet of flat roofs. Back in history, much of the city was razed during WW II. The rebuild was done mostly with flat roof architecture. Now, this…
Positive Future News #931 (Feature Photo – Ukraine Flag – Public Domain) AgFunder News provides a concise breakdown of Ukrainian agriculture and some of the things that are being done. This information will help you decide if you should do anything different with your farm customers in the months ahead. You can read the full…
Positive Future News #930 (Feature Photo – Arden Food Forest – courtesy of Arden Food Forest) CAN Lifestyle news brings us the story of the world’s highest rooftop urban farm. Located in Singapore, the farm is atop a 51 story building. The primary purpose of the farm is to serve chefs of upscale restaurants. Singapore…
Positive Future News #929 (Feature Photo – Grain Harvest – CCA 2.0 Generic, Charles Knowles) According to the USDA, of the 895 million acres of farmland in America, approximately 315 million acres are in crops, and 580 million acres in are in pasture. The USDA’s Land Values 2021 Summary shows that farmland for crops increased…
Touch the Soil News #1814 (Feature Photo – Farmers Market – CCA SA 2.5 Generic) The Snack Food and Wholesale Bakery Association recently released its sixth annual Feeding the Economy Report. Among other things, the report reveals that the total numbers of jobs related to the production, processing and distribution of food is 43,464,211 or…
Touch the Soil News #1813 (Feature Photo – Loading Grain onto Cargo Ship – CCA SA 2.0 Generic, John Fiddes) How does Ukraine export is wheat around explosive mines planted by Russia in waters around Ukrainian ports and the threat of Russian naval vessels? As global food tremors escalate, the world’s attention is on western…
Touch the Soil News #1812 (Feature Photo – Orthographic Map of China – CCA SA 3.0 Unported) China is a lot of things, but food secure is not one of them. According to the World Agricultural Outlook Board (WOAB), China needs to import approximately 135 million metric tonnes of agricultural commodities from around the world…
Touch the Soil News #1811 (Feature Photo – Strawberry – CCA SA 4.0 International) Vertical farming company Oishii, is farming specialty strawberries, famous for their exceptional flavor. Oshii, has attracted over $55 million in venture capital to expand its operations, including building the world’s largest indoor vertical strawberry farm. The strawberry in the highlights is…
Touch the Soil News #1810 (Feature Photo – Composting – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Crystalclear) Food wastes represents an immense source of raw material for composting. Making news is Domingo Morales of New York, who has become a local champion and hero for composting waste. Domingo raises the question: Is there opportunity to create compost…
