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Major new scientific research finds that organic farming can feed the world

Major new scientific research finds that organic farming can feed the world | Thinking about Systems | Scoop.it
A major new scientific report reveals how organic agriculture can help feed the world whilst reducing the enviornmental impacts, PETER MELCHETT, of the Soil Association delves into the data.
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Researcher gives seminar on gender roles, agriculture

Researcher gives seminar on gender roles, agriculture | Thinking about Systems | Scoop.it

An agriculture researcher from the University of Florida was invited to K-State to discuss how gender roles affect agricultural practices around the world.


Kathleen Colverson, associate director of international agriculture programs at the University of Florida, presented research on women’s roles in agriculture around the world during a seminar in Waters Hall on Thursday. 


 The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sustainable Intensification, or SIIL, invited Colverson to Kansas State as an educational opportunity for researchers, faculty and students as a part of an ongoing agricultural seminar series. 


 Colverson shared her research on women’s roles in agriculture in a presentation titled “Why Integrate Gender into Research Projects? The Importance of Systems Thinking.”

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How the industrial food system is set up

How the industrial food system is set up | Thinking about Systems | Scoop.it
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'Overwhelming' Evidence Shows Path is Clear: It's Time to Ditch Industrial Agriculture for Good

'Overwhelming' Evidence Shows Path is Clear: It's Time to Ditch Industrial Agriculture for Good | Thinking about Systems | Scoop.it
If you can count as successes increased greenhouse gases, ecosystem degradation, rises in hunger and obesity, and unbalanced power in food systems, then industrial agriculture has done one heck of a job.
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Report Estimates Total Health Cost of Industrial Food System

Report Estimates Total Health Cost of Industrial Food System | Thinking about Systems | Scoop.it
An international team of experts has released a report documenting “staggering” health costs of industrial food systems globally.
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'Overwhelming' Evidence Shows Path is Clear: It's Time to Ditch Industrial Agriculture for Good

'Overwhelming' Evidence Shows Path is Clear: It's Time to Ditch Industrial Agriculture for Good | Thinking about Systems | Scoop.it
If you can count as successes increased greenhouse gases, ecosystem degradation, rises in hunger and obesity, and unbalanced power in food systems, then industrial agriculture has done one heck of a job.
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Geoff Lawton : Creating A Regenerative Future - Stories From A Fertile Earth

Geoff Lawton : Creating A Regenerative Future - Stories From A Fertile Earth | Thinking about Systems | Scoop.it
I was 16 years old in 1970 and I went through my adolescence with those early alternative dreams of being self sufficient and living a natural life.
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