Agricultural Biodiversity

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The input reduction principle of agroecology is wrong when it comes to mineral fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa. …but that doesn’t mean agroecology is wrong. Drivers and stressors of resilience to food insecurity: evidence from 35 countries. So, diversify your mind? Diversify your research teams.

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Agroecology Fertilizer Food Crop Yield 148

Agricultural Biodiversity

JULY 9, 2023

Just agricultural science: The green revolution, biotechnologies, and marginalized farmers in Africa. Questioning the role of “opinion leaders” in agricultural programs. Likely decline in the number of farms globally by the middle of the century. Wait, you have to model this, you can’t figure it out from space?

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biotechnology Farming Farming Crop 160

Food Tank

AUGUST 29, 2023

On a summer day in downtown Salinas, California, a group of farmers, biotechnology start-ups and pesticide corporations gathered to talk about the benefits of biology. They are also claiming their leadership in regenerative agriculture. Millenia of farmer experience and decades of modern organic and agroecological farming show the way.

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Pesticide Fertilizer Acre Crop 98

Food Environment and Reporting Network

MAY 28, 2024

Can they make laws to safeguard domestic agriculture, public health, the environment, and the genetic integrity of the national diet? It alleges that Mexico’s decree constitutes a trade violation that infringes on the superseding rights of US farmers and biotechnology companies. Share this This Story’s Impact 1.3

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Maize Science Food Crop 143

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2023

USDA distributed seeds to farmers for free, encouraging growers to save and share seed and to experiment with any crop that could become economically important to US agriculture. Such changes reduced the overall resilience of the agroecological system. Source: Philip H.

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Seeding Agriculture Agriculture Food 115