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U.N. endorses organic farming for Africa
Organic agriculture is a sustainable way to address the growing concern over food security in Africa and many other developing countries, according to a United Nations study.
Media misses food-climate connection
The top U.S. newspapers are overlooking the important impact that food production methods can have on climate, Johns Hopkins researchers report in Public Health Nutrition.
Critiquing food animal production
Pew Commission recommends changes to industrial food animal production systems to address their effects on public health, the environment, animal welfare and rural communities.
Linking agriculture and sustainable development
The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) looks at the unintended consequences of some agricultural technologies.
