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Op-Ed | India Must Redesign its Agriculture Based on Regenerative Farming

Food Tank

Soil organic carbon in arable land in India has been reduced from 2.4 India has an opportunity to value regenerative farming and invest in agroecological-based regenerative farming to redesign its agriculture. percent in 1947 to 0.4 percent, well below the 1.5 percent threshold needed for food security.

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Banning Concentrated Feedlots is on the Ballot in Sonoma

Modern Farmer

With a population of almost half a million, the region is known for its arable land and stunning vistas – the “Tuscany of America,” according to local rancher Bronte Edwards. CAFOs, local and national, continue to drive retail prices down below levels that can sustain small, humane, agroecological producers,” he said.

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Food and Farming at the Forefront of Labour’s Missions for Change – September 2024

Sustainable Food Trust

In periods of high rainfall, grasslands and woodlands soak up water much more effectively than arable land, reducing the speed of runoff and the risk of rivers bursting their banks.[xvii] xxxix] [xl] [xli] Including temporary leys in crop rotations across the UK’s arable area could sequester c.2.2

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Our Summer 2024 Food and Farming Book Guide

Civil Eats

Brazil’s national requirement that 30 percent of school food ingredients be sourced from local and regional family farms helps empower and fund women agroecological producers. Meanwhile, in the U.S., This scholarship is a work of trust, even capturing the eco-political movement’s emotional undercurrents. “We We no longer trembled with fear.

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