Incentivizing American organic grain production can help reduce synthetic fertilizer use and import dependencies while generating farmer income and healthier soil.
Agriculture
Developing Community-Based Solutions for a Resilient Food System
Hosted by CEFS, the Symposium on Agriculture, Food Systems, and Climate Change will highlight research and farming practices that support resilient food and agriculture systems in North Carolina.
Scaling Agroecology: “Why Is Something So Compelling Also So Contentious?”
A new compendium and corresponding regional dialogue series explore the potential of agroecology and the factors undermining its success.
Demand for Organic Meat Is Booming, but There’s a Shortage of Slaughterhouses
As demand for locally raised and certified organic meat booms, small farmers are struggling with the scarcity of slaughter facilities.
Climate Change is Driving India’s Heat Waves, Increasing Wheat Prices
Climate change has increased the likelihood and intensity of heatwaves in India, forcing farmers to adapt.
Wasting Food is Wasting Water: Unveiling Food’s Water Footprint
GRACE Communications Foundation helps individuals and policy makers reduce the water footprint of food by providing education on how to make choices that waste less water through the Water Footprint of Food Quiz and Guide.
Farming Must Be Economically Sustainable
For Mindy and Drew Duff, sustainability also means being able to keep farming in the family.
Understanding the Link Between Agriculture and Anti-Microbial Resistance
A recent Lancet study notes that antibiotics used in farming may contribute to AMR in humans, however the direct cause remains controversial.
How Sustainable Is Your Coffee?
Learn how to pick a sustainable coffee brand when the certifications you find on packaging only tell part of the story.
Public Development Banks Must Stop Financing Factory Farming
Multinational development banks that pledged to align their lending with the Paris Agreement continue to pump money into industrial animal agriculture.
Report Investigates the Past, Present, and Future of Agrochemicals and Environmental Justice
New resources help students understand the ways industrial agriculture and agrochemicals impact their own communities and surrounding environments.
Report Highlights Growth and Challenges for Organic Farmers
OFRF hopes the report helps to empower organic producers to grow and continue to implement climate-friendly practices.
Global Alliance Report Highlights Investment Strategies for Resilient Food Systems
A new report encourages investors to use creative financial strategies to promote food system sustainability, resiliency, and equity.
Developing a More Inclusive Food Future Through Research and Innovation
Using human-centered design, research, and development, researchers are working to build resilience in the food system.
Our Healing Begins in the Soil
Regenerative Organic Certification was designed to raise the bar for farmers, food producers, and brands.
The Global Alliance Releases Toolkit to Help Countries Prioritize Food Systems in Climate Policies
The Global Alliance for the Future of Food recently found that almost all countries overlook critical demand-side measures to integrate food systems transformation into climate policies.
27 Spirits for a Sustainable Happy Hour
These companies are bringing consumers beverages that help raise environmental consciousness, support local economies, and lessen harmful impacts on the planet.
African Community Leaders Tell Congress: Stop Funding African Green Revolution
Research into AGRA shows that the billion-dollar effort to double yields and incomes by 2020 for 30 million small-scale farming households has failed.
What Extreme Heat Means for Crop Productivity
Changes in crop productivity are expected to drive food prices and land use up.
New Book Lifts Up Traditional Farming Practices as a Solution to the Climate Crisis
Healing Grounds highlights traditional farming practices that can build resilience in response to climate change.
