To counter industrial agriculture’s claim to feed the world, the Grassroots Evidence for Agroecology Initiative presents strong evidence that agroecology can be scaled as the foundation of sustainable and equitable food systems. […]
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There are technically viable, but politically ignored, options to raise large sums of funding for agroecological transformations, such as taxing the ultra-rich, reducing military spending, disinvesting in industrial agriculture and redirecting funding away from greenwashed false solutions. […] History has shown us again and again that, so long as inequality goes unchecked, no amount of technology can ensure people are well fed. […] Agroecology is a solution which can transform food systems and enhance producers’ autonomy, while mitigating environmental and social consequences. […] Rooted Magazine has been launched this October – this first issue explores how food system actors, including farmers, have shaped the creation and implementation of policies that enable agroecology. […] This document provides guidance for integrating agroecology and food systems into the development and implementation of National Biodiversity Strategies and Actions Plans, in alignment with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. […] National agricultural policies and budgets in Southern Africa largely support conventional, industrial farming practices. There is a need for governments to prioritise food sovereignty and agroecology in policy and financial investments and develop national agroecology strategies. […] Drawing from data from 11 countries, this study found that implementing livestock diversification or soil conservation tended to create beneficial social and environmental outcomes, especially for biodiversity. […] Establishing more ecologically sound food production systems such as agroecology, reducing reliance on long-distance food trade, and curbing corporate power in the food system will make food systems more resilient and less vulnerable to the broader polycrisis. […] This dossier demonstrates the potential of agroecology and organic agriculture to boost productivity and profitability while generating a range of other co-benefits. […] |
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