UN Confirms Small Scale Farming Can Feed The World by Theodora Filis A new report from the U.N. calls for changes in agriculture. The new report includes contributions from more than 60 experts from around the world. Warning us that we need to change and transform our agriculture , food, and trade systems so we can start to i ncrease diversity on farms , cut back on fertilizers and support small-scale farming . Global security and rising conflicts are noted causes in an urgent need to transform our farming methods . The report refers to this as "ecological intensification", and goes on to say, "This implies a rapid and significant shift from conventional, monoculture-based and high-external-input-dependent industrial production toward mosaics of sustainable, regenerative production systems that also considerably improve the productivity of small-scale farming. Eco-Farming Can Feed The World Key indicators reported by the U.N. for...
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