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Bringing ‘agroecological intelligence’ to on-farm technology choices

Sustainable Food Trust

A Bigger Conversation’s Director, Pat Thomas, shares insights from the ‘Agroecological Intelligence’ project, which spoke with agroecological farmers and growers to establish a criteria for adopting new technologies. But not everyone buys in to this narrative.

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Food and Farming at the Forefront of Labour’s Missions for Change – September 2024

Sustainable Food Trust

For example, the Sustainable Markets Initiative, convened by His Majesty King Charles, is bringing together food companies, farmers and financial actors to trial new financial mechanisms to support regenerative farming. Integrated public-private action could leverage and multiply any public investment in regenerative farming.

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Will this Be the Year We Truly Rethink the Rules of the Food System?

Food Tank

Gen Z-ers will buy pasture-raised eggsthat matters to them, if they can afford itand at the same time, theyll want freeze-dried Skittles just to check it out, because its fun. And Kim brought up an interesting point: If farmwork becomes more mechanized, the crops themselves will start to taste different, too.

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