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Making Organic Mainstream

Fred Haberman’s marketing agency and aquaponics farm have helped push organic into the mainstream, leading the way for a more transparent food system and, little-by-little, reducing our dependence on chemical agriculture.

Nourished Planet highlights Dr. Sieglinde Snapp’s work on sustainable crop systems and the importance of building farmers’ capacity for innovation and resilience.

Toward a Greener Revolution: An Excerpt from Nourished Planet

Dr. Sieglinde Snapp discusses the importance of the ‘Rainbow Revolution’ in Nourished Planet. Agricultural systems that value diversity and build farmers’ capacity can create a more sustainable and resilient food system.

Wasting food hurts our climate. We can change that.

Opinion | Fighting Food Waste to Curb Climate Change

When it comes to fighting climate change, we often overlook a significant source of heat-trapping gas emissions: food.

Stephen Jones, Director of The Bread Lab, is reclaiming nutritious bread by working with breeders, PhD students, community members, bakers, chefs, millers, maltsters, and distillers

Less Efficiency and More Time: the Recipe for Better Bread

At The Bread Lab, breeders, PhD students, community members, bakers, chefs, millers, maltsters, and distillers come together to develop good grains and better bread.

18 organizations using edible packaging.

Have Your Food and Eat the Wrapper Too

18 organizations find innovative ways to replace plastic wrappers with edible packaging.

For Fabrice DeClerck, Science Director at EAT, the planet's health depends entirely on human health, achieved through better nutrition and less waste.

To Protect the Planet, “We Need Significant Behavior Change” in Dietary Health

On Food Talk, Fabrice DeClerck plots out the changes needed in the food system to improve the planet’s wellbeing. The first step: improve dietary health.

Many agricultural practices can mitigate emissions without compromising food production. CIMMYT is helping farmers in India improve their practices.

Innovations in Climate Smart Agriculture offer South Asian Farmers Prosperity, Part 2

The challenges associated with food security in South Asia are exacerbated by long-term changes in average temperatures, precipitation, and climate variability. Adaptation to climate change is necessary to ensure food security and protect livelihoods of poor farmers.

The Scottish Food Coalition is proposing a Good Food Nation Bill which can transform the food system and guarantee the universal right to healthy and nutritious food.

Scotland Pushes for a Good Food Nation Bill

Struggling with obesity and food insecurity, Scotland may have a great opportunity to become a good food nation. The Scottish Food Coalition has been campaigning for a Good Food Nation Bill to ensure everyone has access to healthy food.

Mango growers gain access to an integrated pest management package to fight against their greatest enemy: the fruit fly

IPM Empowers Farmers Not to Produce More, but Produce Better Mangoes

CORAF’s Project to Support the Regional Plan for the Control of Fruit Flies in West Africa developed a comprehensive integrated pest management package, empowering mango growers to grow fruit desired by the rest of the world.

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