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USAID Grant to Enhance Food Security, Sustainability in Cambodia

While the weather, terrain and soil obviously differ, thus bringing differences in available crops, farming a hillside in rural East Tennessee bears many resemblances to farming a floodplain in Cambodia or anywhere else.

16 Nov 2020

€300 Million Loan from AFD to IFAD to Support Millions of Small-scale Farmers

In an effort to tackle the devastating impact of climate change on rural hunger and poverty, the French development agency, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), today signed a €300 million loan to the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to help small-scale farmers in high-risk countries build their resilience to shocks and increase their productivity.

12 Nov 2020

$2 Million Project Will Support Organic Agriculture by Developing More Sustainable Practices

Organic field crop farmers in the Northeast and Upper Midwest are facing an increasing number of challenges related to more extreme weather events and pest and disease outbreaks.

9 Nov 2020

CSIRO and Partners Take Aim at Ending Plastic Waste

CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, is developing a major research program to tackle plastic waste and reimagine the future of plastics.

9 Nov 2020

The Volvo Group Commits to the Science Based Targets Initiative

The Volvo Group is taking the next step in adjusting and future-proofing the company in line with the ambitions of the Paris Climate Agreement.

5 Nov 2020

The Volvo Group Launches Green Finance Framework

Volvo Group launches a Green Finance Framework for the financing of investments and projects in the area of clean transportation.

5 Nov 2020

Ola’s Entry into Electric Scooter Segment Set to Boost Electric Mobility Business in India

Following the news that India-based shared mobility player Ola’s electric mobility arm, Ola Electric Mobility Pvt. Ltd, plans to foray into electric scooter manufacturing

5 Nov 2020

Pura on a Mission to Reduce Nappy Landfill with Launch of New Nappy Range and Nappy Recycling Partnership

Pura, the eco-friendly baby products company, is launching a two-pronged attack on the environmental impact of disposable nappies, by launching its own range of environmentally friendly nappies and by working with the UK’s only nappy recycling company – NappiCycle - to keep disposable nappies out of landfill and instead turn them into notice boards, road surfaces and materials for affordable houses.

From MyPura 3 Nov 2020

Dolphins Ride Out Dietary Ups and Downs

More evidence has emerged to support stricter coastal management, this time focusing on pollution and overfishing in the picturesque tourist waters off Auckland in New Zealand.

3 Nov 2020