Occupying more than a third of the Earth’s land surface, agriculture is a massive industry with key implications not only for diets but also livelihoods, cultures and health. Yet they way we produce food is intricately tied with a wide array of environmental problems, from deforestation to pollution and beyond. There’s growing recognition of the need to change our food systems, but how do we begin to solve such a complicated puzzle? Here’s a selection Landscape News articles to shed light on how to move forward.






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