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Agroecology

Of Myths and Men: Mark Lynas and the intoxicating Power of Technocracy

Eric Holt Gimenez | Posted 04.06.2013 | Green
Read More: Environment, Agroecology, Conservation, Hunger, Gmos, Ecology, Mark Lynas, Mark Lynas Speech, Green News
Eric Holt Gimenez

Why do certain people and ideas suddenly capture the limelight while others go unnoticed? Others seem never to go away... The recent ascent of environmental writer Mark Lynas to prominence in the debate on genetically modified crops (GMOs) is a lesson in the power of myths.

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Feeding the World Sustainably: Agroecology vs. Industrial Agriculture

Danielle Nierenberg | Posted 10.01.2012 | Green
Read More: Pollution, Diet, Water, Climate Change, Agroecology, Agriculture, Sustainable, Food, Green News
Danielle Nierenberg

Agroecology can actually conserve and protect both soil and water -- through terracing, contour farming, intercropping and agroforestry -- and absorb greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide.

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World Population Day: Agriculture Offers Huge Opportunities for a Planet of 7 Billion

Danielle Nierenberg | Posted 09.06.2011 | Impact
Read More: Population, Nourishing the Planet, Agroecology, Food, Farming, Food Waste, World Population Day, Agriculture, Impact News
Danielle Nierenberg

Agriculture is emerging as a solution to mitigating climate change, reducing public health problems and costs, making cities more livable, and creating jobs in a stagnant global economy.

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UN: Eco-Farming Feeds the World

Paula Crossfield | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Agroecology, Sustainable Agriculture, Farming, Denver Restaurants, Organic, United Nations, Home News
Paula Crossfield

For years now, the most-asked question by detractors of the good food movement has been, "Can organic agriculture feed the world?" According to a new United Nations report, the answer is a big, fat yes.

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We Can Feed the World Sustainably, Humanely

Andrew Gunther | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Sustainable Agriculture, Agroecology; Right to Food;, World Hunger, Food Crisis, Big Ag, Agroecology, Sustainability, Sustainable Farming, Agroecological Farming, Green News
Andrew Gunther

Agroecological farming, which improves food production and farmers' incomes while at the same time protecting the soil, water and climate, could feed an estimated nine billion people by 2050.

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