Developments in sustainable farming
Different approaches have been proposed to feed a growing population sustainably, including sustainable intensification, genetic modification and organic agriculture.
Debates about feeding the world
How to sustainably feed 10 billion people by 2050
An ‘at a glance’ overview from the World Resources Institute of some of the challenges and solutions to feeding a growing population
Smallholders and family farmers
An overview of the role of small scale farmers and family farmers in supplying the world’s food from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation
Telling porkies: The big fat lie about doubling food production
A report by the UK Soil Association questioning whether global food production needs to double
Approaches to food production
An introduction to the concept of ‘sustainable intensification’ from Oxford University’s Food Climate Research Network
An overview of organic agriculture from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation
An introduction to agroecology, practised by many of the world’s smallholder farmers
An overview of GM crops in Australia from SBS
A paper in Nature Education on some of the potential benefits and controversies surrounding GM crops
Videos
A short video about sustainable agriculture from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation
Agroecological farming in Indonesia
A short video about agroecological farming in Indonesia from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation
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