Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

Nestlé is investing CHF1.2bn (US$1.24bn) on what has become known colloquially as ‘regen ag’ across its supply chain, for example. Indeed, the shadow cast by those Scope 3 emissions from food production , as well as the impact of a changing climate on food security and supply chain resilience, will surely focus minds.

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Sustainable Food Trust

DECEMBER 20, 2023

An approach like this could have a transformative effect on our food systems, enabling the collection of baseline data that can be trusted by farmers, government, supply chains and people buying food. This payment might be a set amount of money paid to farmers for each acre that they include in the scheme.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 28, 2024

USDA funding should be directed toward building an understanding of the ecological aspects of our food and farm systems and integrating the diverse knowledge and practices of agroecological farmers and farm workers, rather than continuing to explore and promote the narrow constraints of monoculture-based systems.

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Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

For example, an extensive report for the Oxford Farming Conference in 2023 assessed whether supply chains could deliver the environmental and social goals the UK seeks. [xxv] This raises the question of whether, with evident private sector ambition, transforming farming can be left to the market.

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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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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. They are behind the Fair Food Program , a partnership that seeks to create a more ethical supply chain that benefits workers, growers, retailers, and eaters.

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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. They work with companies along the agricultural, food, and forestry supply chains, helping them implement practices that are better for workers and the planet.

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The Equation

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

As extreme weather events increase in frequency, the agricultural supply chain is more vulnerable to disruption. This creates instability in the cultivation and overall supply and distribution of food, which affects human and environmental health.

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Civil Eats

JUNE 20, 2024

Brazil’s national requirement that 30 percent of school food ingredients be sourced from local and regional family farms helps empower and fund women agroecological producers. Stanton’s book focuses on the co-op’s trials and tribulations as it wrestles with supply chain issues and maintaining its membership base.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

More than a year ago, lawmakers asked the USDA to end contracts with the company based on accusations of criminal behavior, including bribing government officials and using child labor in its supply chain. The IPCC’s Latest Climate Report Is a Final Alarm for Food Systems, Too Is Agroecology Being Coopted by Big Ag?

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National Young Farmers Coalition

JUNE 26, 2024

The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 includes the Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program, yet, without defined priorities or target recipients, the program may inevitably lend itself to financing large-scale operations rather than serve as a new capital product for small, scaling, or new local operations (Sec.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 19, 2025

The Rise and Fall of New Local-Food Programs Five years ago, when COVID-19 scrambled the worlds supply chains , leaving grocery shelves bare, Americans turned to small farms in their communities as a more reliable source of nourishment. I care about it, Im a business owner, but I’m also a mother, she said.

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