Current US agricultural/food policies support and perpetuate the dominant industrial model that is neither healthy nor sustainable. What is recommended instead is an approach that combines human rights, public health and an agroecological perspective. […]
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This report examines research on the human health effects of synthetic agricultural pesticides and finds compelling evidence of harm. It calls for a phase-out of pesticides, and a radical shift to ecological agriculture. […] Evidence on how small-scale agroecology can feed Africa in a better and more sustainable manner than the industrial model of agriculture. In order for this to happen, a radical shift towards agroecology is required. […] Climate-resilient farming communities can be built by tapping the rich repository of traditional farming systems which practice effective agroecological strategies and have strong social networks. […] Fieldwork in Malawi and Kenya has shown that small-scale farmers practising ecological farming with no chemical pesticides or fertilisers can get far better yields and incomes than those using chemicals. […] This article offers agroecology as the ideal solution to fix our broken food system; one which embraces complexity and change, develops the capacity to listen, to grow new connections, and to build solidarity among animals, plants and people. […] This report recommends seven principles to be the focus of the changes we need to make to transform our current broken food system into an ecological and resilient one. […] This article concludes that GE crops are a misguided strategy to feed the world, citing their many failures and risks. It proposes low-input, multifunctional, locally-adapted, and culturally appropriate sustainable farming systems as a better alternative. […] The social, political, cultural, nutritional and spiritual significance of agroecology to peasant communities is captured in a new publication which presents agroecology as the best way to put food sovereignty into action and feed the world sustainably. […] Who holds the power to shape food systems, and who sets the terms of debate when it comes to reforming them? These were the questions asked by the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems, IPES-Food, as it launched its first report. […] |
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