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Apr 29, 2021 In this year of increased focus on climate action leading up to COP 26 UN Climate Conference in Glasgow, investors may be overlooking a sector ready to be harvested for its unique ability to fight the climate crisis - agriculture. In fact, some $972 billion flowing annually into the agriculture value chain could be channeled into transformative investment that would accelerate the adoption of climate-smart agriculture, according to a new report. An untapped market Agriculture is ty...

February 17, 2021 | The Brief The Brief: Soil-carbon markets, edtech startups, reduce and recycle, expanding EV charging, Goldman’s sustainability bond, pay for success The team at Greetings, Agents of Impact!  Suzanne Biegel joins Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm London / 8pm Nairobi. RSVP today.  Featured: ImpactAlpha Original Farmers harvest ‘soil carbon’ to meet rising corporate demand for emission offsets. Candidates in last year’s U.S. Senate race in Iowa were aske...

Based on new research findings, USFRA and research partners call on investors to leverage agricultural tech and finance innovation to scale up climate-smart soil health practices and revitalize rural communities

CONTENT: Press Release ST. LOUIS, February 9, 2021 /3BL Media/ - In conjunction with World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), The Mixing Bowl and Croatan Institute, U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action (USFRA) today issued a new report [1] that analyzes the state of soil health technology and identifies opportunities to find new sources of capital to scale-up the adoption of climate-smart agriculture on farms and ranches across the U.S. By 2025, widespread adoption of climate-sm...

USFRA and other groups are mobilizing tech and finance sectors to find capital to scale-up climate-smart agriculture By 2/9/2021 By 2025, widespread adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices could reduce U.S. agriculture’s contribution to total U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from 9.9% to 3.8%. These practices – including rotating crops, planting cover crops, reducing tillage, and integrating crop and livestock systems – improve soil health, sequester carb...