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Will a Food and Ag Focus at COP28 Distract From the Fossil Fuel Economy?

Civil Eats

initiative developed in partnership with the world’s biggest chemical, seed, and meat companies—many of whom drive the food system’s biggest sources of greenhouse emissions. Is Agroecology Being Coopted by Big Ag? Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to advance AIM for Climate, a joint U.S.-U.A.E Packaged Food Policy.

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From Commodification to Conservation: Restoring Agrobiodiversity through Seed Breeding – Part I: 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Such changes reduced the overall resilience of the agroecological system. Moreover, they have more potential to contribute to greenhouse gas mitigation via carbon sequestration. This would further enable farmers to drastically cut pesticide use and increase habitat availability for a wide range of species.

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