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(Solutions from the Land)  Since its inception nearly a decade ago, Solutions from the Land (SfL) has gathered farmers, ranchers and forestland owners, as well as those who serve in their supply chain, in an ongoing conversation on how to meet society’s increasing appetite for food, feed, fiber, energy and environmental quality.

This dialogue, which involves some of the nation’s leading thought leaders and practitioners, aims to help land owners and managers make the most of their land’s potential, including finding innovative solutions to the challenges caused by a changing climate.

SfL’s leaders recognize the importance of positioning farmers, ranchers and foresters, and agricultural landscapes as solution providers. Adopting a simple but effective tagline – “Farmers at the forefront of global challenges” – the SfL board has renewed its commitment with an updated vision statement: 

By 2030, America’s farms, ranches and forests are at the forefront of resolving food system, energy, environmental and climate challenges and achieving global sustainable development goals.

SfL incubates and advances pragmatic, proven and innovative agricultural solutions that benefit not only producers, but the public and the planet. It inspires, educates, and equips agricultural partners to innovate and lead efforts to sustain productivity, enhance climate resilience, and contribute to local and global sustainable development efforts.

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In states like North Carolina and Missouri, SfL initiated Climate Smart Agriculture Work Groups composed of agriculture and forestry leaders, along with business, academic, research and government partners. Charged with exploring the impacts of increasingly extreme weather events and changing climatic conditions on agriculture and forestry in the states, the work groups determined whether the sectors were adequately prepared for what is coming and called for the development of comprehensive adaptive management strategies. Similar work is currently underway in Florida.

On the regional level, the Ohio Smart Agriculture: Solutions from the Landproject is an initiative aimed at ensuring the finite land resources in the state meet growing demand for local, affordable and nutritious food, feed, fiber and energy, as well as maintain watershed and wildlife habitats and provide other ecosystem services – while simultaneously adapting to changing climatic conditions.

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The Delmarva Land and Litter Challenge brought together farmers, environmental groups, and poultry companies, complemented by agricultural business and trade groups, academics, and government stakeholders to collaborate and develop strategies to abate poultry related nutrient pollution in the Delmarva Peninsula, which is comprised of areas adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay in the states of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.

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Multi-nationally, SfL is underpinning the work of the North America Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance (NACSAA) – a partnership that collaborates and interfaces with the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA). NACSAA works to ensure agricultural systems across the continent sustainably produce food, feed, fiber, energy and ecosystems services; enhance climate resilience; reduce and sequester greenhouse gas emissions; and contribute high value solutions to sustainable development goals.

Critical among NACSAA efforts are a wide range of recommendations submitted to and accepted by the work groups under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change developing the Koronivia Joint Work Program on Agriculture. READ MORE