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Food Tank
DECEMBER 7, 2024
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.
Food Tank
DECEMBER 1, 2023
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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Modern Farmer
AUGUST 29, 2023
The next step is to get a greenhouse going in the fall and eventually scale up into a series of shipping containers. Red Angus cows help students learn about agroecology at Walla Walla Community College. Agroecology incorporates the whole food systems and dynamics of the community,” says Alan Raeder, Ph.D.,
Modern Farmer
MARCH 20, 2024
Better yet, why do some researchers, farmers and activists prefer the term “urban agroecology?” From 2017 to 2019, my research team helped to define and elevate “urban agroecology” in the US as a better way of acknowledging the multifunctional benefits of urban green spaces. amount of food produced per unit of GHG emission).
Sustainable Harvest International
JULY 19, 2022
The crisis in Ukraine reveals that now more than ever, we must embrace a food system grounded in local agroecology. This is simply untrue and ignores the fact that conventional farming degrades land, pollutes water, kills wildlife, and is responsible for about a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. Among the 12.6
Civil Eats
JANUARY 8, 2024
In this sense, California Plowshares is a return to the kind of rural sharing economies that once arose naturally between farmers in tight-knit communities but have become much less common in recent years. Every year, they pool funds to add to their growing collection of tools.
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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