Sustainable Food Trust

JANUARY 17, 2024

The last four decades has mapped the rising power of corporations over our food supply, with civil society more and more unable to significantly shift the agenda – “market power translates into political power”, says Nick Jacobs of IPES-Food. Benton’s assertion of the need to include some ‘high-yield’ (i.e.

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Agroecology Food Livestock Farming 78

Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

He writes: “Our societies must turn to low-energy, low-capital, low-carbon agroecological approaches geared to meeting local needs primarily from local land, air and water. That’s partly because the only thing you can produce in upland Britain that you can sell realistically in global markets is sheep, so we’re driven in that way.

Food 144

Food Farming Farming Ecology 144

Modern Farmer

MAY 7, 2024

Paula Boles says sometimes they’d intentionally bring you a “bad flock,” keeping your yields low and locking you into the bottom rung of the tournament system. “If The other hurdle is marketing. When you have a contract, you don’t need to market your product, because you only have one buyer.

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Farming Farming Poultry Contract Farming 133

ATTRA

MARCH 12, 2024

Okra Leaves Bush okra or jute mallows are thick, succulent leaves that yield a slimy sauce like okra pods. These products are best marketed directly to consumers, local chefs, or specialty markets, although I hope this will change. They are excellent in green smoothies, pestos, or with fish dishes.

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Cash Crop Crop Harvest Harvester 75

Civil Eats

AUGUST 1, 2023

These severe conditions have a tremendous impact on our food system, affecting everything from crop yields to working conditions on farms.

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Food Seeding Crop Farming 98

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2023

While these breeding programs furthered the base of scientific knowledge around plant breeding and led to significant increases in yields, farmers were slowly pushed out of their historical role as the primary stakeholders in seed saving and development. Such changes reduced the overall resilience of the agroecological system.

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Seeding Food Agriculture Agriculture 96

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 20, 2024

4302) Provides modest funding increases to popular local food access initiatives such as the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program and the Community Food Projects Program, but at the expense of individuals nationwide who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Including the A-Plus Act ( Sec.

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Agriculture Agriculture Farming Farming 98

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 14, 2023

For example, research demonstrates that genetic diversity within a single-species monoculture may make yields more stable. Carefully planned crop rotations often increase the yield of the primary crop. Diverse above-ground systems and reduced soil disturbance can work together to reduce erosion and even build soil over time.

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Agriculture Agriculture Crop Rotation Pasture 87

Agritecture Blog

MAY 3, 2023

More than just an explicit set of production practices, this way of farming is known as “agroecology”, and refers to working with, rather than against, nature. Building markets, and key infrastructure, for cover crops such as oats and peas will also help facilitate their wider adoption.

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Agriculture Agriculture Food Pesticide 52

Sustainable Food Trust

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

According to Compson, “Organic certification provides a market mechanism for farmers to be rewarded and recognised for their positive efforts towards tackling the climate and ecological crisis.” Some farmers choose to be certified organic because of the environment. Others do it so they can charge a higher price and make more profit.

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Processing Production Food Crop Rotation 64

Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

In a sea of conventional (read ‘intensive’) farms, what made these farmers turn their backs on the practices which they know work well to produce high yields? Nor is it driven by policy – unlike in the UK, farmers in the US do not receive subsidy support to convert to regenerative systems.

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Grain Farming Farming Agriculture 52

Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Farmers’ self-sufficiency and resilience in the face of market shocks and extreme climate events will be essential components of the UK’s future food security, and the social stability, health and growth the Government seeks. xiii] Yields are dropping, with large proportions of the UK’s soils moderately or severely degraded.

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Food Farming Farming Agriculture 64

Sustainable Food Trust

JULY 12, 2023

There are few local markets in West Wales and there isn’t much competition among growers, which, in terms of profit and business viability, is brilliant! And for agroecological farmers and growers, this poses some difficulty. While in the early stages, these trials have already yielded valuable insights for the Global Farm Metric team.

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Farming Farming Agroecology Crop 52

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 28, 2024

farmers and ranchers are unable to fully participate in and benefit from emerging markets for sustainably-produced foods. Although FFNSA maintains level funding for OREI , it does not reflect the growth of the organic market since 2018 or the current challenges facing organic farmers.

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Farming Farming Agriculture Agriculture 83

Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 28, 2023

It has been argued that taking a lot of care of the systems which grow our food is unnecessary – in the UK many areas of East Anglia have been cropped intensively for decades and still maintain their yields. But there is a more fundamental value issue here.

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Farming Farming Food Cattle 52

Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

Carbon offsetting schemes are already being used to market huge numbers of products and we believe that building soil carbon stocks is no different,” he explains. Using data from Canadian arable farms, Bain’s consultants showed yield loss was typical in the first two seasons of transforming to regenerative agriculture.

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Agriculture Agriculture Food Acre 52

National Young Farmers Coalition

JUNE 26, 2024

Buy-protect-sell is a measure that Young Farmers advocated for in the 2018 Farm Bill, alongside our partners, that enables land trusts to utilize ACEP funds to move quickly in getting priority farmland off the open market and facilitate a sale to a farmer or rancher. The Farmland Access Act (S.2507)

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Prioritizing ecological integrity and community health over yield, these farmers stay profitable by diversifying their crops, producing value-added products like jams and sauces, and building community support and social capital. Fulbright scholarships and visiting professorships have their benefits.)

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Food Farming Farming Agriculture 137

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. Made up of more than 7,700 members, the organization advocates for better policies, promotes climate-smart agriculture, and supports market access for their members.

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