agro-ecological

Yields went up 214 percent in 44 projects in 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa using agro-ecological farming techniques over a period of 3 to 10 years... far more than any GM genetically modified crop has ever done.

The Media Consortium: Weekly Mulch: Conservatives and Liberals Remain In Denial About Climate Change The Media Consortium 2011

A scientific report by the UN came out last month stating that Agroecological farming methods-the concept of applying agro-ecological principles to the food production of food- outperform the use of chemical fertilizers in boosting food production.

Annie Spiegelman: Pollan on Pollen Annie Spiegelman 2011

Yields went up 214 percent in 44 projects in 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa using agro-ecological farming techniques over a period of 3 to 10 years... far more than any GM genetically modified crop has ever done.

The Media Consortium: Weekly Mulch: Conservatives and Liberals Remain In Denial About Climate Change The Media Consortium 2011

Yields went up 214 percent in 44 projects in 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa using agro-ecological farming techniques over a period of 3 to 10 years... far more than any GM genetically modified crop has ever done.

The Media Consortium: Weekly Mulch: Conservatives and Liberals Remain In Denial About Climate Change The Media Consortium 2011

Yields went up 214 percent in 44 projects in 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa using agro-ecological farming techniques over a period of 3 to 10 years... far more than any GM genetically modified crop has ever done.

The Media Consortium: Weekly Mulch: Conservatives and Liberals Remain In Denial About Climate Change The Media Consortium 2011

Others, spurred on by Catholic clergy influenced by liberation theology, began agro-ecological initiatives.

Did you know? In Chiapas, Mexico's Mam turn to organic farming 2008

ISMAM's agro-ecological initiatives benefited from the advice of the community's elders and rescued many former sound agricultural practices, such as planting corn and beans alongside the coffee bushes to avoid the degradation that can result from monoculture.

Did you know? In Chiapas, Mexico's Mam turn to organic farming 2008

Others, spurred on by Catholic clergy influenced by liberation theology, began agro-ecological initiatives.

Did you know? In Chiapas, Mexico's Mam turn to organic farming 2008

And learning to properly care for the land - monitoring the soil, choosing appropriate agro-ecological practices, discovering what the plants needed - presented a laundry list of challenges.

Fred Kirschenmann: Spreading Fresh Thoughts About Food and Farming in New York Fred Kirschenmann 2010

ISMAM's agro-ecological initiatives benefited from the advice of the community's elders and rescued many former sound agricultural practices, such as planting corn and beans alongside the coffee bushes to avoid the degradation that can result from monoculture.

Did you know? In Chiapas, Mexico's Mam turn to organic farming 2008