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Despite Recent Headlines, Urban Farming Is Not a Climate Villain

Civil Eats

There, Executive Director Jonathan Foley pointed out that the vast majority of food system emissions come from a few big sources: meat and dairy production, deforestation and other land use change (a large portion of which is linked to animal agriculture), and food waste. It’s almost like comparing apples to oranges,” she said.

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A Deep Dive on the Senate’s Farm Bill Proposal: the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

As many portions of the country cannot transition fully to year-round, grass-based livestock systems, we believe it is vital for funding to be dedicated to AMMP technologies to ensure instances where confinement is likely to continue are as ecologically friendly as they can be.

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125 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2025

Food Tank

Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) , International CPI is an analysis and advisory organization specializing in finance and policy, focused on helping governments, businesses, and financial institutions drive economic growth while addressing climate change. ReFED , United States ReFED is a U.S.

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124 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2024!

Food Tank

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack , Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development Manuel Villalobos Arámbula , and Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture Karen Ross. Mouvman Peyizan Papay (MPP) , Haiti With approximately 60,000 members, MPP is the largest peasant movement in Haiti.

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