ATTRA

MARCH 12, 2024

These products are best marketed directly to consumers, local chefs, or specialty markets, although I hope this will change. As farmers who work in unpredictable climates, we know the importance of growing a diverse range of foods and harvesting various parts to make up for times when cash crops are scarce.

Cash Crop 75

Cash Crop Crop Harvester Harvest 75

Cropaia

DECEMBER 19, 2023

At its core, it’s about working with nature, rather than against it, to achieve sustainable and resilient food production. Regenerative farmers adopt a range of practices, such as cover cropping, crop rotation, reduced tillage, and diverse planting, to regenerate the soil and promote natural systems within their farms.

Agriculture 104

Agriculture Agriculture Farming Farming 104

Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Their co-created research found that on some farms, the rotational fallow system led to greater agrobiodiversity, greater production, more reliable production, and richer soil. According to the Swedbio report, there are some 207 food crops cultivated in the rotational farming system used by Hin Lad Nai.

Science 98

Science Food Cultivation Farming 98

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 14, 2023

The question of how to diversify farm production is closely linked with the question of expanding access to land. Who manages land determines which scientific perspectives, crop choices, traditions, and skills shape the landscape, with profound implications for its ecological sustainability.

Agriculture 95

Agriculture Agriculture Crop Rotation Pasture 95

The Equation

MARCH 4, 2024

They create little employment in the local area because they grow cash crops that don’t need many farmworkers. If those large extractive corporations make a profit with their cash crops, it is because they do not pay the real cost of their operations.

Agriculture 122

Agriculture Agriculture Pesticide Ruralism 122