“Federal HR1 cuts to SNAP (CalFresh) are reducing monthly nutrition benefits to an estimated 444,000 Californians. Market Match and the California Nutrition Incentive Program (CNIP) address this by doubling shoppers’ dollars when purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables directly from California farmers.”

“[T]he Governor’s proposed January budget did not include allocations to sustain this critical program. Without inclusion in the 2026/2027 budget, the program will run out of funds next year.”

Join the coalition.

https://savemarketmatch.org

#CaliforniaPolitics #California #FoodSecurity #MarketMatch #CaliforniaNutritionIncentiveProgram #BuyLocal

67 to 1.

That's venture capital into AI versus all of AgriFoodTech in Q1 2026. $242 billion versus $3.6 billion.

Arlene Dickinson's point isn't anti-AI. It's that investors are all watching the same pitch deck while the sector responsible for feeding the planet competes for scraps.

By 2050 we need 60% more food for 10 billion people. The capital exists. It's just not pointed there.

This is the environment CEA operates in every day.

https://open.substack.com/pub/arlenedickinson/p/chasing-the-same-shiny-object-while?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5bh5bl

#FoodSecurity #Investment

Vertical farming isn't about growing tomatoes indoors. It's about redesigning the metabolic logic of cities — from consumers of food to producers of it. That's a civilizational shift hiding inside a hydroponic system.

https://onlys.ky/vertical-farms/

#VerticalFarming #UrbanAgriculture #FoodSecurity #FutureOfFood #Sustainability

Well, gardening is going to be fun this spring. /s

Link to whole US Map: https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/data/png/current/current_usdm.png

Entire Regional Report: https://www.weather.gov/media/lmk/DGT/DGT_LMK_04072026.pdf

Drought Statement Parent Webpage: https://www.drought.gov/drought-information-statements

Loads of fun.

#Garden #Gardening #Climate #ClimateCrisis #Drought #Weather #Agriculture #Farming #FoodSecurity #Sustainability

#thailand #cambodia #philippines #usa #israel #iran: #warofaggression / #southeastasia / #merchantshipping / #straitofhormuz / #farmers / #rice / #foodsecurity / #fertilizer

„Across South-east Asia, tens of millions of smallholders are struggling to find affordable crop nutrients as well as the diesel needed to run tractors, irrigation pumps and rice planters. In Thailand, some farmers are leaving the crop in the ground as it’s too expensive to harvest.“

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https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/fuel-shortages-iran-war-threaten-asias-biggest-food-staple