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Breaking the Chain: CIEL’s Battle to Unravel the Fossil Fuel Grip on Our Food System

Food Tank

For example, the agrochemical company, Yara, is constructing a CCS plant with ExxonMobil and TotalEnergies next to its ammonia plant. Collaborating with farmers, CIEL promotes natural agroecological practices such as crop rotation, legume cultivation, and the use of beneficial insects, fungi, and organic manure instead of chemical additives.

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Waste and Water Woes

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

From this dishonorable top 10 list, at least eight could be considered industrial, with practices targeted toward large-scale, animal or commodity crop operations. The most expensive EQIP grant an individual farm can receive is for the construction of a methane digester, which is over $280,000 on average. water resources.

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