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Sinsinawa Dominicans spread mission through collaborative farm programs

Margaret Plevak

April 18, 2024 |

National Catholic Reporter |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

The Sinsinawa Mound Collaborative Farm, run by the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, aims to make farming more affordable and accessible for those just starting out in the industry. People with less than 10 years of farming experience can rent a plot of land and equipment from the collaborative and access resources to help them create a business plan.

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Campesinos nicaragüenses impulsan modelo de producción autosustentable en Costa Rica

Donaldo Hernández

January 26, 2024 |

Voice of America (VOA) |

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3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Costa Rica

En una zona rural de Costa Rica, un grupo de campesinos nicaragüenses forzados a salir de su país logró levantar una comunidad productiva. Rentaron varias manzanas de tierra para trabajar en la agricultura y la ganadería, como lo hacían en su natal Nicaragua. Informa Donaldo Hernández.

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The Initiative Enabling Nigerian Farmers To Grow And Earn More

Nathaniel Bivan

September 15, 2023 |

HumAngle |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kubau, Kaduna

Babban Gona is an agriculture company that helps smallholder farmers in Nigeria produce bigger yields and increase their incomes. The company offers training, fertilizer, herbicides, and seeds in exchange for some of the farmer’s harvest. When the produce sells, the farmers get some of the profit and a bonus if it sells for more than expected.

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Rohingya Refugees Capture the Reality of Their Lives One Photo at a Time

Geetanjali Krishna

September 05, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Bangladesh

Rohingyatographer, a photographer cooperative in Bangladesh, is giving Rohingya Muslim refugees the opportunity to tell their stories through their own eyes by publishing photos in a magazine and sending them to humanitarian agencies. The photos have helped bring in aid and empower the refugees.

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How a mobile-home park saved its community from a corporate buyout

Kirbie Bennett Jamie Wanzek

August 04, 2023 |

High Country News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Durango, Colorado

When the Westside Mobile Home Park went up for sale, it brought the threat of displacement to those who lived there. So, the Elevation Community Land Trust partnered with the residents of the Durango, Colorado, community to form a housing cooperative. Now, the park's land is owned by a community land trust that offers each resident 99-year leases for significantly cheaper than if the park was attached to the real estate market.

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How tax credits and social finance are building a healthy future for Nova Scotians

Diane Bérard

July 24, 2023 |

Future of Good |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Nova Scotia

Novia Scotia, Canada, created community economic development investment funds with a 35% tax credit to investors to help small businesses that need capital but don’t qualify for bank loans. The cooperative FarmWorks brings together investors and farmers using this funding method to provide loans that will directly support the local food network.

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One seed at a time: Lebanese project promotes agroecology for farmer autonomy

Áine Donnellan

June 29, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Lebanon, Saadnayel

An organic seed farm provides free education to Lebanese farmers on transitioning away from chemical pesticides and fertilizers into agroecology. The farm, called Buzuruna Juzuruna, is creating a network across the country and runs an heirloom seed cooperative with over 300 varieties of seeds to share for free.

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What Ohio's Co-op Evangelists Learned From Spain's Thriving Union Co-op Network

Cinnamon Janzer

June 21, 2023 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

Modeled after Spain’s Mondragon, an organization that helps develop cooperatively-owned businesses, Co-op Cincy is a nonprofit incubator helping businesses in Cincinnati, Ohio, do the same. The organization runs an educational course to teach teams everything they need to know, provides access to loans, and has ongoing technical assistance for its co-ops.

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On the cutting edge: How Richland County forged a new path in micro-farming

Katie Ellington

June 19, 2023 |

Richland Source |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

The North End Community Improvement Collaborative's Local Foods Initiative utilized partnerships and grants to create an urban agricultural food system in an area of Mansfield, Ohio, that was classified as a food desert. They established space for community gardens and micro-farming, trained people how to farm, and formed a cooperative to sell produce in bulk.

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How farming is saving Migori widows from wife inheritance

Polycarp Ochieng

June 05, 2023 |

Lake Region Bulletin |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Nyasoko

To fight back against “woman inheritance,” a practice in which women are married off to a brother-in-law after the death of a husband, widows in Nyasoko formed a support group that raises awareness about HIV, provides microloans, and maintains shared land for farming. The group now has 36 members and has enabled widows to start their own businesses and take control of their health.

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