Posts about: rural

Colombian Farmers Turn Deforested Land into Sustainable Amazonian Farms

The loss of nearly 20% of the Amazon’s forest cover due to decades of deforestation combined with the climate crisis has created precarious circumstances for the jungle and those who live amidst the rapidly changing landscape. Local residents have been working to restore and conserve the deforested

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America's Farmers Are Struggling, Policy Can Help Them

Policy is critical to help farmers at a time of crisis, a fact reflected in a strong bipartisan 2018 farm bill that improved the safety net for dairy producers and created new mental health assistance programs for farmers.

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