Can organic farming feed the world? Ed Hamer and Mark Anslow say yes, but we must farm and eat differently
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Can organic farming feed the world? Ed Hamer and Mark Anslow say yes, but we must eat and farm differently
… Mark Anslow | 1st March 2008 News Food And Farming Food Organic Farms Feed 10_organic.jpg Can organic farming feed the world? Ed Hamer and Mark … farm differently 1 Yield Switching to organic farming would have different effects according …
Shrimp has always been associated with the small and the puny. Why then is this seemingly harmless crustacean inspiring angry protests throughout the developing world, and why have so many people died as a result? Dr Mike Shanahan investigates
… Dr Mike Shanahan | 20th March 2001 News Prawn Farming Social Damage Environmental Damage Coastal Factory Farming Food And Farming Society Investigates_38.jpg Shrimp has …
Last year celebrity pig farmer Jimmy Doherty kept 1000 organically reared pigs, while this year apparently he's raised barely 200. But if Jimmy’s farm is on the skids, the same cannot be said of his career as a media celeb.
… | 27th November 2008 Comment Gm Jimmy Farming Biotechnology Gm Products Natural World Food And Farming Science And Technology Jimmy_MAIN.jpg … Jimmy crowned “National Farmers' Union (NFU) Farming Champion”, thanks to his recent TV …
It was bred to aid the rural poor, but one bird is also helping break industrialised farming’s stranglehold on India. Andrew Wasley meets the remarkable Giriraja
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With vast areas decimated by industrial farming, the salad days are over for mass-produced olive oil. Laura Sevier looks at the effect its rise in popularity has had on the European landscape, and at some more sustainable brands.
… 7th August 2008 News Olive Oil Oil Industrial Farming Sustainable Farming Agribusiness Organics Natural World Food And Farming Drizzle-with-care_MAIN.jpg With vast …
The history of humankind might also be said to be the history of warfare. From Roman times to the present day, human conflict has been the hallmark of our historical progression. But the fight against ourselves isn’t the only war we’ve embarked upon.
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The community supports the farmer and the farmer supports the community. Why isn't everyone taking part in the latest agricultural revolution, wonders Ed Hamer
… August 2008 News Community Agriculture CSA Farming Forres Scotland EarthShare Farming Agribusiness Factory Farming Food Security Organics Green Living …
Brad Lancaster meets an inspirational farmer proving just how much is possible for farmers in Africa, even in times of extreme drought
… CASE STUDY: drought resistant farming in Africa Brad Lancaster | 21st … 12 inches (304mm) of rain. When Phiri began farming, it was very difficult to grow crops … and work in rainwater harvesting, or ‘water farming’. Thirty years later, this humble, …
Our excessive appetite for meat is taking a heavy toll on the planet, but as Simon Fairlie explains, the arguments used to depict omnivores as environmental super-villains are far too simplistic.
Globally over 60 billion animals are farmed for food every year. The 2006 Report from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), “Livestock’s Long Shadow”, predicted that global meat consumption will more than double by 2050 (from 2001).
… D'Silva | 19th August 2008 News Chickens Farming Poultry Industry Meat Animal Welfare Factory FarmingFarming Food Security Food And Farming Society …
Only a few years ago, stories about Whole Foods Market became famous for their poetic quality, as journalists waxed lyrical about how the fresh, organic fruit in their stores was proof that you could be a successful business while remaining environmentally friendly. Last year, however, sustained questioning by consumers and regulators alike saw the shine come off the company’s glossy image.
… Food And Health Processed Foods Food And Farming investigates.jpg Only a few years ago, … the importance of supporting local farming, creating the impression for shoppers …
Can big ever be beautiful where organic foods are concerned? Ed Hamer gets to grips with one of the environmental consumer’s greatest dilemmas
… Trade Vegetarianism And Veganism Food And Farming Health corporate organics.jpg Can big … to be marketed? Green and Black's Conviction farming uprooted? Organic farming is rooted firmly in the conviction …
MPs endorse new report and slam ‘ostrich view’ of farming
… | 1st June 2008 News Organic Sustainability Farming IAASTD Faitrade Renewable Energy … Organics Climate Change Energy Food And Farming Politics And Economics Society … endorse new report and slam ‘ostrich view’ of farming Organic farming has received a boost …
Ed Hamer questions the sanity of agricultural policies that increasingly threaten the sovereignty of the British farmer, as well as the food security of the nation
… and fertile Ed Hamer | 20th June 2008 Comment Farming Agriculture Agribusiness Farming Conservation Politics And Economics … set-aside land. In fact, even among Britain’s farming community the term tends to hold the …
The coast of Peru is being blighted by a fishmeal industry that's sprung up to satisfy the West’s voracious appetite for salmon – now marine life, human health and whole ecosystems are paying the price. Andrew Wasley and Jim Wickens report
… | 1st December 2008 News Fish Food And Farming Salmon Peru fishybusiness.jpg The … principal ingredient of feed used in salmon farming. Aquaculture has long been targeted by … this region of Chile. This is salmon farming country, and the hub of Chile’s …
… Monsanto Biotech Biotechnology Agribusiness Farming Biotechnology Biotechnology Gm … Food Security Organics Natural World Food And Farming Politics And Economics gmlg_1.jpg … required all the same costs as conventional farming but, because they produced lower …
It was bred to aid the rural poor, but one bird is also helping break industrialised farming’s stranglehold on India. Andrew Wasley meets the remarkable Giriraja
… India Sustainable Development Industrialised Farming Food Factory FarmingFarming Food Security Natural World Food And …
'I can tell you what farm every cow came from, how long it's been in the family, where it's been killed and if it had a name.' Laura Sevier meets an inspirational Orcadian food supplier
… grew up in Orkney, she had no background in farming or the food business. Previous jobs … proved fairly easy. ‘Many Orcadians work in farming and fishing, and there are lots of …
Subsidies paid to electricity generators through users bills are generating profits for the companies without translating into many new turbines.
Energy companies profit from wind farms without building many more windmills 4th January 2008 News Windfarms Wind Farms Planning Wind Energy Politics And Economics News web pic 2_109.jpg Subsidies …
The promise of more food from increased yields is driving the appeal for more GM crops, but that promise is theoretical and unfulfilled, argue Dr Ricarda A Steinbrecher and Antje Lorch
… Gm Crops Cultivation Biotechnology Food And Farming Science And Technology … Because monoculture and polyculture farming systems are so dissimilar, the concept … for dry matter forage. A 2001 study of family farming in Honduras and Guatemala found that …
Responses from some of the key players to the Ecologist's investigation into fish feed.
… Investigates Campaigns Natural World Food And Farming Health Pollution … very seriously. As you might know, fish farming is one of the most resource-efficient …
Renewables good, fossil fuels bad... unless, of course, renewables begin to take up more and more land in order to meet our energy needs. Paul Kingsnorth adds fuel to a tricky debate.
Problems with renewables - land wars Paul Kingsnorth | 1st April 2008 News Renewables Nimby Wind Solar Biofuels Land Use Equity Climate Change Dams Tidal Solar Wind Climate Change Climate Change …