National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 20, 2024

NSAC hopes that Congress can ultimately see the wisdom of funding state and tribal soil health programs through RCPP, as proposed in the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act in the Senate. Title 4 – Nutrition Takes a different approach to sustaining catalytic local and regional food supply chain investments than the Senate proposal.

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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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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 28, 2024

NSAC hopes that Congress continues to see the wisdom of funding state and tribal soil health programs, either as a new stand-alone program as proposed in the Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA) or as part of RCPP as proposed in the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act in the Senate.

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Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

xix] Regenerative agriculture also has potential to support resilient rural communities and jobs. The Local Government Association notes that there are “significant opportunities for rural and coastal communities in nature restoration, food, agriculture, land management and renewable energy infrastructure. [xxv] pdf [xxxi] [link].

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Through captivating case studies, Thurow’s hopeful book showcases farmers who have boldly gone against the grain of modern agriculture orthodoxy and are instead embracing regenerative practices—like agroecology and permaculture—that restore soil health, enhance biodiversity, and promote resilience against climate change.

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The Equation

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In early 2023, I had the opportunity to serve as the reviewer of Chapter 11 (Agriculture, Food Systems, and Rural Communities) of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA 5 ). As extreme weather events increase in frequency, the agricultural supply chain is more vulnerable to disruption.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) , Africa AFSA is an alliance uniting civil societies dedicated to promoting agroecology and food sovereignty across Africa. Nobody wants farmers in urban and rural contexts to go hungry,” Reverend Eugene Cho, CEO and President of Bread for the World tells Food Tank.

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