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Global Alliance on Climate Smart Agriculture: Solution or Mirage?

10/13/2015

Due to its governance and design, the Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture threatens to perpetuate both inequalities of power and forms of industrial agricultural production that cause major greenhouse gas emissions and drive climate change.

The Exxons of Agriculture

10/13/2015

The use of chemical fertilisers this year will likely generate more greenhouse gas emissions than the total emissions from all of the cars and trucks driven in the US. The fertiliser industry has long known that their chemicals are cooking the planet and there is a growing body of evidence that shows that their products are not needed to feed the world. So - Why do 60% of the private sector members of the Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture come from the fertiliser industry?

Ruminants and Methane

10/13/2015

Ever wondered if livestock are really contributing to rising atmospheric methane levels and climate change? Australian soil scientist Dr. Christine Jones busts this myth.

Restore the Soil. Draw Carbon Down. Fix the Climate.

10/13/2015

Restore the Soil. Draw Carbon Down. Fix the Climate. The Carbon Underground's Larry Kopald speaks at The Moral Action on Climate Change Rally in Washington D.C., September 24, 2015.

Regenerative Agriculture and the Dawn of Planetary Engineering

10/13/2015

Regenerative agriculture is the dawn of planetary engineering. And that's great news for the future of the planet. Here's how I know.

We care for Life – The Power in Caring – A message from Dr Vandana Shiva

10/13/2015

The Global Movement for Seed Freedom invites you to join people and communities around the globe, from the 2nd to the 16th of October to celebrate our seeds, our soils, our land, our territories, and to create an Earth Democracy based on Living Seed, Living Soil, healthy communities and living economies.

Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems: Changing the Landscape of Organic Farming in the Palouse Region

10/13/2015

Innovative farmers in Washington State are combining the growing of mixed crops with the grazing of sheep, in a tightly integrated system. Their farms are emitting fewer greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and their soil is growing more fertile. Even better, they say they're making more money than their counterparts who are using conventional and hybrid systems.

Bija Swaraj not Bt Raj : The Future is Organic, not GMOs

10/13/2015

In this article, Dr. Vandana Shiva defends the right of the farmer to Bija Swaraj - Seed Sovereignty – to have their own seeds, their own knowledge, to shape their own markets, their future and strengthen India by strengthening India’s farmer communities.

Mitigating Climate Change Through Food and Land Use

10/13/2015

Land makes up a quarter of Earth’s surface, and its soil and plants hold three times as much carbon as the atmosphere. More than 30 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions arise from the land use sector. Thus, no strategy for mitigating global climate change can be complete or successful without reducing emissions from agriculture, forestry, and other land uses.

Why The Keyword In Farming Startups Is ‘Regenerative’

10/09/2015

Home to leopards, zebras, hippos and elephants, Zambia’s Luangwa Valley is known for its sprawling wildlife sanctuaries. But it’s also where Dale Lewis, founder of Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO), helps transform hungry farmers — who poach on the side to supplement their income — into wildlife protectors.

Solutions Under Our Feet: Regenerative Agriculture

10/09/2015

"It's really about how small farmers are feeding the world, from the ground up, rather than agribusiness, with its monocultures, GMO crops, and poorly-paid farm workers," says Greg Patent in this episode of the Food Guys.

Sustainable Farming Will Mitigate Impact of Global Warming

10/09/2015

Ireland recognizes that offsetting emissions through sequestration of carbon is a vital component of their greenhouse gas emissions strategy.

Seed Satyagraha (Civil Disobedience to end Seed Slavery)

10/09/2015

While at the global level, corporate control is trying to shape our food and agricultural systems, at the local level hundreds and thousands of farmers and growers, seed savers, seed defenders are saving seeds and working to protect and keep seeds free and fighting laws that undermine our seed sovereignty. Through alliance building and a coordinated approach we can connect the the many voices around the planet, adding strength to the movement of Seed Freedom.

World Food Day October 16: Campaign for Climate, Food and Farm Justice

10/09/2015

October 16th, World Food Day Campaign for climate, food and farm justice.

France Backs Soil Carbon Plan Ahead of Climate Summit: Le Foll

10/09/2015

"We could stock the equivalent of the anthropogenic carbon gas produced by humanity today,” - French Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Foll