This article explains how evolutionary (participatory) plant breeding is a suitable method to generate, directly in farmers’ hands, climate-resilient seed varieties that can feed current and future populations. […]
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The proceedings of the FAO’s International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition underline the organisation’s commitment to pushing agroecology forward as a means to eradicating hunger and poverty. […] Creating healthy and sustainable food systems is key to overcoming hunger and all forms of malnutrition (undernourishment, micro-nutrient deficiencies, obesity) around the world. […] Mexico’s chinampas system preserves agricultural biodiversity, helps farmers adapt to climate change, bolsters food security and reduces poverty. Its agroecological features could be the foundation for the design of resilient agricultural systems. […] A new meta-analysis has found that organic meat and animal products are significantly more nutritious than non-organic for several composition parameters including Omega-3 content. […] A review of 40 years of research compares organic and conventional agriculture against four sustainability goals, finding that organic farming produces sufficient yields, is profitable for farmers, protects the environment, and is safer for farm workers. […] 33 case studies provide evidence of the success of agroecological practices across Africa – restoring degraded land, saving scarce water resources, increasing food production, and improving farmers’ livelihoods and resilience to climate change. […] This paper highlights the dismal investment in agroecology in the US. It calls for prioritization and scaling-up of agroecological research, extension and education, in order to transform the current unsustainable industrial model of agriculture. […] This report calls for a shift from the use of hazardous pesticides to agroecology, providing evidence that the latter is more viable and will contribute greatly to human and environmental health, food security, poverty reduction and climate resilience. […] The FAO has identified agroecology as crucial to ensure food security through restoring the health of millions of hectares of degraded agricultural soils across the globe. […] |
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