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The forward movement of organic and agroecological farming

It’s taken a century to establish the organic foods sector. Now, as climate change increasingly threatens food sources, what role must organics play?

 
A wheat field at sunrise on Bob Quinn's farm in Big Sandy, Montana. Hilary Page

The future of food is ancient, according to Bob Quinn

A Q&A with one of the U.S.’s foremost ancient grain farmers on why modern agriculture must merge with organic farming in order to survive climate change.

 

How should COVID-19 be used to re-shape broken global systems?

In conversation with renowned author and MIT lecturer Otto Scharmer on how COVID-19 can affect behavior change and be used to re-shape global systems.

 
The head of a black soldier, fly, which is often used to convert compost into animal feed. Thomas Shahan, Flickr

The buzzing potential of insect farms

The rapidly growing industry of insect farms is seeing protein-rich bugs are increasingly filling feeding troughs for more sustainable livestock.

 
A new report has found that feeds used in fish farming have negative impacts on livelihoods, oceanic fish stocks and climate change. Joseph Wu, Flickr

Why sustainable fish farming might be an impossible dream

The inconvenient truth about some fish farming is that fishmeal and fish oil industries are depleting ocean stocks to produce fish feed.

 
Livestock in Ethiopia. Ollivier Girard, CIFOR

How to transform diets? Lower the price of protein and listen to the kids

Leading food scientist Bruce Campbell gives his views on what eating meat in the age of climate change, both scientifically and culturally.

 
A rooftop garden in New York City near a water treatment plant. Gabrielle Lipton, GLF

Wrist sensors and utilizing sewers: Louise Fresco on the future of food

One of the world’s foremost food system experts, Louise Fresco, on how technology and urban agriculture can transform the world's food supply.

 
The gilled mushroom genus Pleurotus is known also as oyster, abalone or tree mushrooms. Suzie's Farm, Flickr

Meet the oyster mushroom producer changing urban Ghanaian diets

Afriyie Obeng-Fosu on why the oyster mushroom is great for cities and how entrepreneurs can turn industrial waste into profit.

 
Figs grow on an ancient species of ficus trees and are among the most vitamin- and mineral-rich fruits. Faith Kashefska Lefever, Flickr

Landscape News’ top 5 food stories for World Food Day 2019

From a Michelin-star chef Q&A to a defense for agroforestry, we've pulled the best stories from our archives for World Food Day.

 
Yaks, native to the Himalayas and high-altitude terrain, graze near the city of Namche Bazaar. Cameron Moore, Flickr

Summer foods and restless yaks: Nima Doma Sherpa on Himalayan village life

A Himalayan Sherpa tells how rising mountain temperatures have changed her daily life, affecting what she grows and how she views the future.

 

Value unchained: Getting money into the hands that grow our food

The economic benefits of agroforestry

 

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