Food Tank

AUGUST 29, 2023

The creation and distribution of GE crops has typically been controlled by these same corporations, which have a long track record of disregarding the environmental and human health impacts of their products, disenfranchising family-scale farmers, obfuscating the truth, and obstructing regulations.

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Food Tank

AUGUST 1, 2023

The Union Locale des Producteurs de Céréales (ULPC), based in Mali, focuses on the formation and support of seed distribution networks, particularly among women farmers, as part of its research efforts. They also engage with sorghum hybrid seed production.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JANUARY 17, 2024

In response, the chapter centers agroecological solutions like enhanced soil health and diversified landscapes. However, organic production, silvopasture, agroforestry and “other agroecological systems” are also listed among solutions. Fortunately, a focus on agroecological solutions has been gaining some traction.

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The Equation

APRIL 18, 2023

Food that is grown with agroecological practices by small and midsize farmers, harvested by farmworkers who are paid fairly and have labor protections, and distributed locally or regionally to all communities is key to healthy lives and a healthy planet. Here lies the challenge.

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Share Food Program

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Philly Forests uses revenue from their crop sales to operate their Urban Ecology Program which distributes free trees, shrubs and perennial plants through the Philadelphia zip codes with the lowest amount of tree canopy. In 2022, Philly Forests began a school garden and mini food forest at EW Rhodes K-8 School in North Philadelphia.

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Share Food Program

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Agroecology: Understanding Sustainable Plant & Soil Science; and 4. Food justice is the social response and resistance to food insecurity, which is the experience of not having enough nutritious, affordable, and culturally relevant food and food-based resources to support basic needs due to the systemic, inequitable distribution of food​.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Experimenting with water conservation practices at the UTRGV Agroecology Garden and the Hub of Prosperity farm helps our community understand the importance of implementing water conservation projects. This large water tank is connected to a rain gutter and aids in the collection of rainwater that can be used to water the farm’s crops.

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The Equation

MARCH 4, 2024

She established food distributions and mobile health clinic visits. Denise and Kayode participated in the ALBA program , a land-based training for future agroecology small farmers. Allensworth is in the process of purchasing land to create an educational farm based on agroecology. You can check out a flyer about Nettie here.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 20, 2024

Apparently, savings from the proposed SNAP cuts have been used to increase funding for the Emergency Food Assistance Program and other commodity distribution programs.

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Civil Eats

JUNE 27, 2023

Much of what you’re distributing in the winter can be [sold] in larger quantities for consumers to store,” Hachmyer says. “As Hachmyer teaches agroecology part-time at nearby Sonoma State University). As we got better, we would grow longer and longer into the season. We realized how much we could do in the winter.”

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Through captivating case studies, Thurow’s hopeful book showcases farmers who have boldly gone against the grain of modern agriculture orthodoxy and are instead embracing regenerative practices—like agroecology and permaculture—that restore soil health, enhance biodiversity, and promote resilience against climate change.

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Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Investment in local food infrastructure such as abattoirs, processing facilities, produce warehouses and distribution hubs are essential to unlock regional and local food systems and to link rural producers with urban markets. Notably, the decline of small abattoirs risks decimating the meat production industry for smaller and family farmers.

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The Equation

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This creates instability in the cultivation and overall supply and distribution of food, which affects human and environmental health. Other steps in the supply chain such as processing, distribution, retail, and the final journey to our table also contribute to emissions. Building resilient agricultural systems.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

MAY 28, 2024

Mexico’s challenge has also bolstered its standing as hemispheric leader of an agroecology movement gaining momentum across the global south. “If But whatever its judgment, the US-Mexican dispute has put a needed spotlight on mounting global concern about the consolidation of a food system dominated by a handful of biotech and chemical firms.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) , Africa AFSA is a coalition of civil society organizations advocating for food sovereignty and agroecology across the continent. It connects expertise across disciplines to enhance food security, improve distribution, and position Canada as a leader in agricultural innovation.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) , Africa AFSA is an alliance uniting civil societies dedicated to promoting agroecology and food sovereignty across Africa. The Institute aims to advance sustainable and nutritious food production systems, improve food distribution and access, and contributes to policy discussions.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2023

One of the core functions of the USDA, upon its foundation in 1862, was the collection and public distribution of germplasm , or seeds. By the end of the 19th century, a third of USDA’s budget was devoted to germplasm collection and distribution. Such changes reduced the overall resilience of the agroecological system.

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Civil Eats

JUNE 20, 2024

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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Modern Farmer

JULY 12, 2024

May 1st marked the official signing of SB 1084, a bill that makes it illegal to sell, distribute, create or otherwise possess lab-grown meat. “We’re here today to sign the bill that continues our commitment to having a vibrant agriculture industry,” DeSantis announced. Florida became the first state in the U.S.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 12, 2025

Last December, LVEJO received the national Food Sovereignty Prize , awarded for grassroots, agroecological solutions from the people most harmed by the injustices of the global food system, according to a press release from the U.S. LVEJO is now also a landmark for Little Village. Food Sovereignty Alliance.

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The Equation

AUGUST 10, 2023

After the government officially declared that the public health emergency was over, the 32 states and territories still distributing emergency benefits—including Washington, D.C., RS: This move was expected, because the SNAP “temporary allotments” you referenced were only intended to be a short-term pandemic measure.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 19, 2025

At the same time, the agency has worked quickly to distribute “economic relief” funding authorized by Congress last December for commodity farmers. A particular grant she pointed to was an award to Agroecology Commons , an organization that trains and provides resources to beginning farmers in the Bay Area.)

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