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Recent Examples of agroforestry
All three are partners in a new initiative focused on expanding agroforestry production and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the agriculture sector, funded by a $60 million investment from the US Department of Agriculture.
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Ben Seal, JSTOR Daily, 19 Mar. 2025
But rather than build a traditional resort, Shuttleworth proposed to unlock long-term economic growth through sustainable tourism and agroforestry.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
The new species lives on the ground and is active during the day near agroforestry areas, on the edges of younger forests or close to marshes and slow-flowing streams, according to the study.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
In these initiatives, global food corporations partner with international development agencies, local NGOs and government bodies to implement innovative agroforestry models.
—Azra Nurkic, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Ben Seal, JSTOR Daily, 19 Mar. 2025
But rather than build a traditional resort, Shuttleworth proposed to unlock long-term economic growth through sustainable tourism and agroforestry.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
The new species lives on the ground and is active during the day near agroforestry areas, on the edges of younger forests or close to marshes and slow-flowing streams, according to the study.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
In these initiatives, global food corporations partner with international development agencies, local NGOs and government bodies to implement innovative agroforestry models.
—Azra Nurkic, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agroforestry
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That includes vice president for the board of directors at Arthur Cos., a grain and agronomy business, and managing partner for Arthur Ventures.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
16 May 2025
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Raised in Greensboro, her dad was a professor of agriculture and agronomy at North Carolina A & T University while her mom was an elementary school teacher.—
Lisa Vernon Sparks,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2025
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Hundreds of millions of dollars of that work was to have taken place in the Chesapeake watershed, managed by nonprofit organizations, universities, agribusinesses and others.—
Karl Blankenship,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2025
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The Food Security and Farm Protection Act would block states from setting these standards and hand control over to massive agribusinesses that prioritize profit over ethics.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 May 2025
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Feeding on the Future: The Aquaculture Dilemma Stakeholders must decide: continue with business as usual, risking biodiversity collapse, food insecurity, and supply chain disruption—or rethink how the aquaculture sector operates.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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The funds have supported a wide range of projects, from shoreline restoration and coral reef rehabilitation to aquaculture research and red tide tracking.—
Alice Herman,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2025
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That’s why trees really need their canopies during hot summer temperatures, said James Downer, a plant pathologist and horticulturist who teaches arboriculture at Cal Poly Pomona and just retired from the Ventura County UC Cooperative Extension office.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
21 July 2023
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One of the fastest growing areas has been utility arboriculture, which involves managing trees near power lines and other infrastructure.—
Marguerite Holloway,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2020
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Since then, the group has implemented land restoration, reforestation and agroecology projects for approximately 800 Indigenous communities in Chad and Niger.—
Eduardo Garcia,
Forbes,
19 Sep. 2024
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In the United States, some nonprofits such as the Traditional Native American Farmers Association have sought to promote agroecology.—
Cameron Pugh,
The Christian Science Monitor,
21 Mar. 2024
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The garden also showcases sculptures by Pat Austen and celebrates the legacy of rose cultivation.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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While its cultivation and use date back thousands of years, modern Turkish law maintains a strict stance against recreational cannabis, with limited exceptions for medical and industrial purposes.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Mercury News,
16 May 2025
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Tim Johnson is senior director of horticulture at the Chicago Botanic Garden.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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Anthony Reardon is a horticulture agent with Kansas State University Research and Extension.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2025
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“Agroforestry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agroforestry. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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