The industrial food system is in crisis. We need a completely new recipe to address hunger and build resilience. […]
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Agroecology strengthens resilience of smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe. […] Heirloom seeds and agroecology bring multiple benefits to semi-arid regions in Brazil. […] Agroecology can address biodiversity loss while providing simultaneous, multiple co-benefits to climate adaptation, food security, water conservation, ecosystem resilience, sustainable livelihoods and human rights. […] Zero Budget Natural Farming in Andhra Pradesh has led to significantly higher crop yields compared to conventional farming. […] This report shows the alternatives that peasant movements around the world are building based on the principles of food sovereignty in response to the intersecting crises of climate, neocolonial corporate control, poverty, and inequality. […] Pesticides contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions while climate change is expected to increase pesticide application. Agroecology is the solution to breaking this vicious cycle. […] This publication highlights how African farmers are beginning to implement long-term, agroecological solutions to Africa’s climate crisis and calls for support of these, instead of false solutions. […] Given the high costs of chemical fertilisers, it is critical that governments focus on reducing their consumption in the long-term, including supporting farmers to transition towards environmentally-sound and more cost-effective alternatives. […] There is urgent need to end the fossil-fuel based and chemical-reliant industrial agriculture model and to invest more ambitiously in an agroecological transition. […] |
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