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Monday, March 28, 2011

What Would the World Look Like if We Relied on Industrial Agriculture to Feed Everyone?


On March 8, Dr. Olivier De Schutter, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, released a report arguing that the use of small-scale, diverse farming methods, which he calls “agroecology,” can double agricultural production in poverty-stricken areas, increase the economic prospects of the inhabitants, and improve their local environment.
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