According to the United Nations’ World Economic and Social Survey 2011, a transformation from the predominant large-scale and intensive systems of agriculture towards small-scale sustainable agriculture is urgently needed. […]
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GM soy may be the “green gold” for some but it is also the source of despair to many living in its midst and to the environment. […] IIED report calls for a shift in research and policy priorities from a near exclusive focus on monocultures to whole farm agroecological approaches and to safeguard the biological diversity upon which food supplies depend. […] This UNCTAD policy brief on “Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in LDCs” calls for a fundamental transformation in agriculture, based on sustainable agriculture, and not chemical intensification of agricultural production. […] Providing women the same access to land, technology, financial services, education and markets as men would lead to higher agriculture production. Women are also showing the way in practicing and reaping the benefits from ecological agriculture. […] Agriculture can address environmental challenges, while also alleviating hunger, reducing malnutrition, and lifting people out of poverty. […] Farmers in parts of China reported increased secondary pests since they adopted Bt cotton while yields have been lower than conventional cotton. […] A new discussion paper from UNCTAD calls for a rapid and significant shift from conventional, industrial, monoculture-based and high-external-input dependent agriculture towards mosaics of sustainable production systems. […] This report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food demonstrates that agroecology, if sufficiently supported, can double food production within 10 years while mitigating climate change and alleviating rural poverty. […] The Agriculture chapter of UNEP’s Green Economy Report calls for investments and policy reforms aimed at “greening” agriculture. […] |
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