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Research in Energy Security Helps Lead to Food Security in West Africa

November 28, 2016 Desiree Thomas, International Program Specialist, Foreign Agricultural Service

Research shows the majority of people in Africa depend on biomass to meet their energy needs, with approximately 80 percent relying on wood energy. Such high dependency makes families vulnerable to unexpected and sudden changes, including extreme weather and socio-political events. Researching and...

Energy Food and Nutrition

When Storm Clouds Darkened the Skies in Southern Louisiana, Extension Specialists Lit up Social Media

September 27, 2016 Scott Elliott, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

(This guest blog describes how the Healthy Homes Partnership helped residents affected by recent flooding in Louisiana. Healthy Homes Partnership is an interagency program funded by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of...

Conservation

A Tool Helps Farmers, Conservationists Measure Cover Crop Economics

April 09, 2015 Jody Christiansen and Charlie Rahm, Natural Resources Conservation Service

What happens when you get two energized agriculture economists together? Possibly one of the best economic tools out there for farmers using or considering cover crops. The Cover Crop Economics Decision Support Tool, an Excel spreadsheet, was created by two economists with USDA’s Natural Resources...

Conservation
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