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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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Long before modern agronomy, Fownes was manipulating green speeds, dropping golf balls on slopes to test severity, and pushing boundaries on what was playable.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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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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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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Like other invasives, the carp were introduced in the 1960s to help aquaculture in the South, but have since spread to 31 states.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
14 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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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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The program helps the school’s agroecology program maintain the garden.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
3 June 2025
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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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An important manifestation of our professional leadership is the cultivation and incubation of professional talents.—
Mathew Scott,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2025
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Fundraising Management Tools Donor cultivation and fundraising essentials are key to any nonprofit.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Markis Hill is a horticulture agent with Kansas State University Research and Extension.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2025
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Leslie Hunter is the horticulture manager at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden in Iowa.—
Renee Freemon Mulvihill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 May 2025
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“Agroforestry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agroforestry. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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