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14/11/2024 - NEW REPORT PUBLISHED!! Governing water for sustainble farming by Elisa Blanco, 2021 Chile Scholar

MEDIA RELEASE 14 November 2024 "Effective water management is not just about technical solutions; it's about fostering collaboration among communities, stakeholders, and governments. By working together, we can tackle the challenges of climate change, ensure food security, and protect our vital water resources." - 2021 Nuffield Scholar, Elisa Blanco Collaboration Key to Sustainable Water G..

07/11/2024 - NEW REPORT PUBLISHED! A Bird in the Hand: Leveraging short term profits for long term sustainability by Ruth McCabe, 2022 US Scholar

"If conservation farming practices can generate better short-term profit for farmers, widespread adoption in Iowa is within reach. But without that economic incentive, many farmers are likely to stick with the status quo." - 2022 Nuffield International Scholar, Ruth McCabe Making Conservation Profitable: Key to Widespread Adoption in Iowa Ruth McCabe, an agricultural scholar from Iowa, has ex..

07/08/2024 - 2025 Nuffield International Scholarship Applications NOW OPEN!

2025 Nuffield International Scholarship Applications NOW OPEN! Nuffield International has opened applications for 2025 scholarships, and farmers and agricultural professionals are encouraged to apply. This year, more than 9 scholarships are available to those typically between the ages of 25 and 45, and directly engaged in the agriculture industry from countries including Argentina, Chile, Ge..

30/11/2023 - NEW REPORT PUBLISHED! Sustainable Financing of Brazilian Farming by Renata Rossetto Lopes, 2022 Brazilian Scholar

Climate change raises unprecedented risks to all economic sectors, including farming, which is needed to produce food for a growing population. Financing farmers to be more sustainable and resilient is crucial to climate change mitigation and food security. This report analyzes the role of carbon markets (offsetting) and supply chains (insetting) as sustainable finance tools for agriculture. ..

20/07/2023 - Applications for 2024 Scholarships are Open

Nuffield International has opened applications for 2024scholarships, and farmers and agricultural professionals are encouraged to apply. This year, more than 12scholarships are available to those typically between the ages of 25 and 45, and directly engaged in the agriculture industry from countries including Argentina, Chile, Germany, Japan, Kenya, Poland, USA and Zimbabwe. CEO Jodie Redclif..

31/12/2022 - First Nuffield Farming Germany Scholarship awarded to young farmer in Lower Saxony

After an application period lasting several months, the Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust has awarded Meinke Ostermann the first German Nuffield Farming Agricultural Scholar - endowed with over 40,000. The young farmer and family man was able to prevail in the selection process due to his impressive application. The award ceremony took place in a festive setting in the presence of the Managi..

20/12/2022 - 2023 Nuffield International Scholars are Announced

Nuffield International Farming Scholars is pleased to announce its newest Scholars for 2023! Ten farmers and agri-professionals from the USA, Chile, Japan and France, as well as two scholars from new Nuffield countries Poland and Germany, will join 38 other Nuffield International Scholars as part of this unique global network. The 2023 Nuffield International Scholars are: 1. STEPHANIE BOLTON,..

25/07/2022 - 2023 Nuffield International Scholarship Applications Open

Nuffield International has opened applications for 2023 scholarships, and farmers and agricultural professionals are encouraged to apply. This year, nine scholarships are available to those typically between the ages of 25 and 45, and directly engaged in the agriculture industry from countries including Argentina, Chile, Germany, Japan, Kenya, USA, Poland and Zimbabwe. CEO Jodie Redcliffe says..

01/03/2022 - NUFFIELD INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES THE CONTINUATION OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH BAYER

Nuffield International and Bayer announced today that the strategic partnership between the two organizations will continue into 2022, with Bayer as a Global Strategic Partner and a Nuffield International Scholarship Investor. Over the past 12 months, the Nuffield and Bayer partnership has created mutual value for both global organizations and built upon each other's reach and scale. "The pa..

14/12/2021 - Announcing the 2022 Nuffield International Scholars!

Nine farmers and agri-professionals from the USA, Chile, Japan and Brazil will join the unique global network of Nuffield International Scholars. They include: 1) Ana Carolina Zimmermann manages Ribeiro Farm, an 800-ha family beef business. Her scholarship is supported by Bayer and The Chris Reichstein Philanthropy Fund. 2) Raqueeb Bey Ajamu-Osagboro is an Urban Agriculturalist from Pittsburg..