African scientists cautioned that agricultural development in rural areas based on Western-style methods could lead to increased loss of indigenous plants that are important as reliable and nutritious food sources. […]
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This Greenpeace report examines strategies to withstand drought in agriculture using ecological farming based on biodiversity. […] IFOAM and IFOAM EU Group argue that organic agriculture has a significant role to play in addressing climate change and food security. […] A paper in the journal Nature provides evidence that organic farming promotes evenness among natural enemy species, a measure of biodiversity. […] This report finds that organic cotton farming that include practicing crop diversity can be more profitable than merely growing GM cotton. […] Two research institutions argues that organic agriculture can help farmers adapt to climate change. […] A new report from the UK Food Group points to the need for a radical shift towards more ecological and equitable food provision. […] This paper makes the case for good agricultural management via organic agriculture practices that can compensate for most of the agriculture sector’s greenhouse gas emissions. […] A 12-year experiment in the United States has shown that organic yields are improving and sometimes exceeding conventional yields. […] Small-scale family farms that adopt sustainable agricultural techniques are more likely to preserve biodiversity in the tropics, which are facing massive deforestation, as well as address food security. This article reports on this research. […] |
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