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Kañiwa: The Superfood Rescued from Oblivion by an Engineer

Since she was a child, **Trigidia Jiménez** had a special connection with **agriculture**, learning from her father in **Mina San José, Oruro (Bolivia)**, where they grew potatoes. That bond with the land strengthened when she held a **cañahua seed**...

How will the reforestation project in the Andean region be carried out?

After the devastating fires that affected the **Comarca Andina**, the province of Río Negro has launched a **reforestation project** for the damaged forests. The process begins with the collection of **seeds from native species**, a crucial step in a long-term...

Guide to making homemade seed bombs with newspapers

Seed bombs are an effective strategy and an easy way to promote reforestation and the recovery of damaged ecosystems. Their origin dates back to the Japanese technique Nendo Dango, developed by the farmer and biologist Masanobu Fukuoka, who advocated...

Missions: Horticultural nursery opens to supply local communities

The municipality of Puerto Rico in Misiones has implemented the **Municipal Horticultural Nursery**, an initiative that will produce around 35 thousand (https://noticiasambientales.com/medio-ambiente/dos-decadas-de-crecimiento-san-pedro-se-consolida-como-la-tierra-de-viveros/). This space, located on the border between the San Francisco and San Alberto neighborhoods, was developed in conjunction...

Hemp Cultivation: Making Agriculture Non-Toxic

After several years of remaining in the shadows through speeches and prohibitionist advances, where hemp cultivation was shown as the worst of all evils, the day has come to resort to its use, utilization, and benefits again. In Argentina, there...

“They resurrected” a biblical tree: successfully germinated a 1000-year-old seed

Scientists from the Center for Sustainable Agriculture at the Arava Institute achieved a milestone: "resurrected" a tree. They managed to germinate an ancient seed found in a cave in the Judean Desert. They brought to life a tree that could...

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Today is the International Day for Biological Diversity, a date that reminds us of the need for harmony and sustainable development.

Every May 22nd, the world celebrates the International Day for Biological Diversity, a date proclaimed by the United Nations...