The way to a sustainable, people-centred agriculture lies in agroecology - farming based on ecological principles, taking account of the interdependence of all living things.
… production. There is also competition from biofuel (and indeed from cities and … with an increasing amount turned into biofuels. Not more, but better We recognise … with an increasing amount turned into biofuels. …
Many contemporary farmers - despite a hostile economic environment - are finding new ways to make ecological farming viable. Colin Tudge and Graham Harvey have tracked down some inspiring examples ...
… hazel and willow for short-term staves and biofuel (a source of biofuel that doesn't compete with crops), plus …
The claims made for GM agriculture are a transparent fraud. The real purpose of GM foods is to give giant corporations legally-enforceable monopoly powers over the entire global food chain.
… and maize can simply be burnt if labelled 'biofuel'. 'Demand' (in this scenario) is … want (who ever said they wanted wheat-based biofuel, or cereal-fed beef rather than …
What's the point of farming? To produce an abundance of wholesome food, writes Colin Tudge, while supporting a flourishing rural economy and a sustainable, biodiverse countryside. Yet the powers that be, determined to advance industrial agriculture at all costs, are achieving the precise opposite. It's time for a revolution in our food and farming culture, led by the people at large.
… say the powers-that-be, we must now produce biofuel as well as food and, of course, more …