Agriculture Agroecology Industrial Agriculture 
Food Tank
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Today, this model of industrial agriculture is no longer fit for purpose. We need to rethink our food systems and transition to diversified agroecological systems that can ensure we address this twin challenge, and to provide nutritious diets to a growing population without destroying the planet.
The Equation
MARCH 4, 2024
But if we do it right, it will have a positive ripple effect that will benefit everyone in California and will make the San Joaquin Valley a positive example around the world for agriculture, energy, and socioenvironmental justice. It is the opposite of sustainable agriculture. But how can we do things right?
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Sustainable Food Trust
JULY 2, 2024
As we increasingly experience the damage inflicted by well over half a century of industrial agriculture – including devastating impacts upon public health, soil fertility and biodiversity – what is desperately needed is a cohesive and actionable long-term plan for agriculture, grounded in an agroecological approach.
Sustainable Harvest International
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Before defining regenerative agriculture, it’s important to note what it isn’t. Regenerative agriculture offers a powerful solution to today’s interconnected crises, including the climate crisis, poverty, declining food security, and biodiversity loss. Industrial agriculture prioritizes profit over the health of the planet.
Food Tank
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Food and Agriculture Organization calculates—which makes the problem of soil erosion so much more concerning. About a third of the world’s soils are currently degraded, the FAO says , and poor land management practices and hyper-industrialized agriculture is pushing that number higher. If we want good food, we need good soil.
Food Tank
JUNE 10, 2024
Land grabbing, or the large-scale appropriation of land, is one of the main causes, which can compromise the land’s original agroecology. Expansion and encroachment are further contributing to the problem, as farmland is used for non-agricultural purposes, such as mining projects. But the report offers several recommendations.
Food Tank
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
The science tells us that agroecology is what we need to create farms that are resilient to climate shocks. “We’ve been sold this story that we don’t need to buy into anymore,” says Anna Lappé, Executive Director of The Global Alliance for the Future of Food. It’s an incredibly positive story that we don’t hear as much.”
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