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Op-Ed | Why the World’s Food Systems Need to Transition Away from Industrial Agriculture

Food Tank

Today, this model of industrial agriculture is no longer fit for purpose. The country has pioneered a move towards agroecology for two decades and has already seen a 4 percent improvement in rural food security. Many farmers, for example, farmers are now producing drought-resistant nopal cacti to feed their livestock.

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Op-Ed | Look to Local Food Policies for Climate Hope

Food Tank

Industrial agriculture and associated land-use changes are the biggest drivers of food system emissions. They are succeeding because they are collaborating across governmental departments; establishing robust planning, monitoring, and evaluation mechanisms; and creating inclusive processes and partnerships.

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The United States Needs to Protect Its Farmworkers from “Danger Season”

The Equation

And that there are enforcement mechanisms to make sure that they don’t continue to occur. DR. NEZAHUALCOYOTL XIUHTECUTLI: It really creates a health disparity among rural communities and urban communities. 5138 (Industrial Agricultural Accountability Act), and S.3285 But resilience only goes so far.

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Farmworker Unions on the Rise in New York, Joined by the United Farm Workers

Civil Eats

Compared to other industries, agriculture had one of the lowest rates of all, at 1.4 Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates that about half of farmworkers lack legal authorization to work in the U.S, was 20 percent. By 2024, it had been cut in half to less than 10 percent.

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