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Op-Ed | Why the World’s Food Systems Need to Transition Away from Industrial Agriculture

Food Tank

Current food systems are responsible for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions and for nearly 80 percent of biodiversity loss. Switching to agroecology offers a way to produce food within diverse landscapes growing and nurturing different crops, livestock and fisheries suited to the conditions and communities that live in the area.

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Why we’re in a critical period in the development of regenerative agriculture

Agritecture Blog

CONTENT SOURCED FROM JUST FOOD Written by: David Burrows January 27, 2023 Danone ’s greenhouse gas emissions are around 26MtCo2e, and agriculture accounts for 61% of them. Producer premiums for regenerative products have begun to pop up but, as Bande notes, the financing mechanism must be “way broader” than this.

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How Agroecology Can Help Countries Tap Climate Finance and Fund Food Systems Transformation

Food Tank

This is the second part of an articles series based on based on conversations held during COP16 (Cali) and COP29 (Baku) side events by leading food system actors, who explored solutions provided by agroecology. Called Resilient food futures: agroecology and climate finance for ambitious NDCs 3.0, Read part one.

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Path to a New Farm Bill: Sustainable and Organic Research 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

While many of these priorities – such as agricultural climate adaptation and mitigation, MMRV of greenhouse gas emissions, and public cultivar development – are important additions to improve AFRI’s focus on agroecological research, without increased funding, AFRI will be limited in its ability to address these new priority areas.

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