Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

In the north of Thailand, the Hin Lad Nai, a community of the Karen people , are receiving international recognition for their conservation of the land. Despite their accomplishments, the Thai government’s conservation strategy has historically neglected Indigenous knowledge and criminalized many Indigenous practices.

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Science Food Farming Farming 75

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 28, 2024

At a time when the effects of climate change on farmers are becoming ever more apparent and the country is losing small and mid-sized family farms at a rapidly increasing rate, the FFNSA maintains the status quo. farmers and ranchers are unable to fully participate in and benefit from emerging markets for sustainably-produced foods.

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Farming Farming Agriculture Agriculture 97

ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Virginia Tech and Virginia Cooperative Extension’s project team conducted 11 semi-structured interviews and conversations across Virginia to learn and better understand farmers’ and ranchers’ agroecological motivations and overall values related to the protection and conservation of water resources.

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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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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

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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. World Rural Forum (WRF) , International WRF is a global network dedicated to advancing family farming and sustainable rural development.

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Food Agriculture Agriculture Ruralism 139

Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A report earlier this month found that while small, family farms produce a third of the world’s food, they have received less than 1 percent of international financing aimed at expanding climate-smart agriculture. The IPCC’s Latest Climate Report Is a Final Alarm for Food Systems, Too Is Agroecology Being Coopted by Big Ag?

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

At the same time, the US is losing small and mid sized family farms at a rapidly increasing rate. House Farm Bill: Sustainable and Organic Research For the most part, when it comes to the research title, there is little difference between the Senate proposal and the House’s Farm, Food, and National Security Act (FFNSA).

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Farming Farming Agriculture Agriculture 115

National Young Farmers Coalition

JUNE 26, 2024

As the National Family Farm Coalition points out, “Focusing only on foreign ownership distracts from an overarching trend of rising corporate investment in farmland, largely driven by U.S-based TITLE VII: Research RED FLAG Prioritizes precision agriculture over critical agroecological research. 7125, 7204, 7208, 7305, 7503).

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