The Right to Food and Nutrition Watch 2016 warns that seeds and biodiversity are under threat as a result of increasing corporate capture and States’ neglect. […]
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A journal paper discusses how wholesome food production methods such as agroecology can become mainstream instead of alternative by acquiring their own “thick legitimacy” to supplant that of industrial food systems. […] The ‘amplification’ of agroecology is defined as the transformation of food systems towards sustainability and equity, rather than just the spreading of a set of food production techniques. […] Agroecology’s five “levels” of food system change, when taken together, can serve as a roadmap to transform the entire global food system towards sustainability. […] The Global Alliance for the Future of Food has released a compendium on how to protect agricultural biodiversity and the future of food by building and protecting resilient community-based and farmer-manaaged seed systems. […] A meta-analysis of 50 case studies from 22 African countries shows the contribution of agroecology to the attainment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). […] A joint FAO-CBD report addresses the need for mainstreaming biodiversity and ecosystem functions into agricultural production and management, so as to minimize agrochemical use. […] Studies have found that insecticides do not contribute significantly to rice yields but instead bring negative impacts like pests outbreaks. Ecological interventions are safer and more effective in controlling pests. […] A 10-year comparative study in Kenya has found that organic agriculture can match conventional yields, produce higher incomes and health benefits for farmers, and improve ecosystem health. […] The 8th Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity underscored the critical importance of understanding and strengthening the interlinkages between agriculture and biodiversity in order to establish food systems for a sustainable future. […] |
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