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  • 4 Startups Revolutionizing How Food Is Produced in the U.S.

    Chris Peak

    September 24, 2015 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Salina, Kansas

    University research in Kansas and California is providing technical solutions for small farmers to help them compete against large scale farms.

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  • How Weeds Could Help Feed Billions in a Warming World

    Lisa Palmer

    June 05, 2014 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    The demand for food crops is increasing globally while the crop resilience is decreasing due to a warming climate and elevated CO2 levels. Scientists in Washington, DC are testing how to cross food crops with weeds, which have resilience against heat and many other environmental challenges.

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  • The Quinoa Quarrel

    Lisa M. Hamilton

    April 17, 2014 |

    Harper's Magazine |

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    Response Location: Bolivia, Altiplano

    The solution is quinoa, the problem is a bit more complicated. As the human population increases alongside environmental challenges like water scarcity and climate change, quinoa shines as the answer to what can withstand these looming problems. But who owns this crop and do they have to share? Native to the Altiplano region in South America, this plant must be adapted to live and thrive successfully elsewhere. Despite controversy over the rights to the seed, several researchers and farmers are working to ensure the seed lives on even if the dispute drags on.

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