This report highlights the importance of small family farms in Africa, which generate food and employment for the majority of the population while conserving natural resources. […]
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This review compares GE and agroecological solutions. It finds that GE crops do not address core agricultural ecological sustainability issues, while the agroecological approach should be the first priority for feeding the world in a sustainable way. […] The Union of Concerned Scientists says that agro-ecological farming or what it calls “healthy farms” are the way forward for sustainable food production and will be far better for the people, the environment and the economy. […] The FAO book Organic Agriculture: African Experiences in Resilience and Sustainability documents sustainability experiences, including in mainstreaming organic agriculture into African development approaches. […] This article illustrates the importance of agrobiodiversity for feeding the world, which is under threat by GM crops. […] This article argues that GM drought tolerant crops may only have limited value in meeting the challenges of climate change. Instead, conventional breeding and ecological agriculture approaches can provide ready solutions. […] A paper published in the International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability proposes ten basic attributes of sustainable agricultural systems. […] Small farmers around the world are dramatically boosting their productivity and yields across a range of crops, by adopting a system called SCI (System of Crop Intensification). […] Investing in agroecological approaches can be highly effective in boosting production, incomes, food security and resilience to climate change, and empowering communities. […] A call for major new investment and support to scale-up smallholder-focused agro-ecology and ecological agriculture to help tackle poverty, hunger and climate change. […] |
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