Research & Data from the International Hub Region
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The Impact of Investment on Irrigated Rice, Dryland Agriculture and Afforestation in Senegal using SAR and Optical Time-Series Imagery in Data Fusion Approaches
The West African Sahel and Sudanian region is an epicenter of land cover change hotspots which have not been sufficiently documented, due to the inability of multi-temporal moderate resolution…
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Breeding drought-tolerant pearl millet using conventional and genomics approaches: Achievements and prospects
Reviewed and discoursed the advancements in conventional breeding, progress in genomic resources development and application, high-throughput phenotyping, and the strategic use of genetic resources…
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Strengthening Climate Change Collaboration in Ethiopia
In collaboration with the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Forest Service works with Ethiopia government to provide climate change policy and technical support and promote…
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Agrivoltaics: Coming Soon to a Farm Near You?
Researchers and farmers around the country are currently experimenting and collecting data on what crops, pollinator plants, and/or livestock situations work best with photovoltaic setups.…
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Saltwater Intrusion: A Growing Threat to Coastal Agriculture
Researchers are showing that large storms are becoming more frequent, high tides are reaching farther inland, and saltwater is spreading through fresh groundwater faster than it has in past decades.
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Farming the Floodplain: Trade-offs and Opportunities
Climate change will alter rainfall patterns in New England in the coming decades. Storms will likely become more intense, increasing the frequency of flooding. Many Farms in this area tend to be…
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No-Till: From Science to Practice
No-till is not a new concept — in fact, it has been a management practice for several decades, but perhaps gained the most momentum since the USDA NRCS initiated their soil health campaign in 2012.…
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Cross-Border Workshop
On October 17th and 18th, 2017 in Syracuse New York, members of the USDA Climate Hubs, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and Agriculture, Agri-Food Canada, Cornell University and Ouranos…
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Seedlot Selection Tool
The Seedlot Selection Tool assists land managers in considering climate change while planning reforestation and restoration efforts.