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Държава-членка на света за 2011 г. е на разположение сега! Кликнете тук Апр 25 Подхранващ планетата земеделието , земеделските стопани , Подхранващ на планетата ,- Подхранващ на Планета ТВ , Вода В епизода тази седмица, Подхранващ на Planet обсъжда на по-добро Памук инициатива на една международна асоциация членство направени до памучни търговци на дребно, производители, и с нестопанска цел групи с които се работи в Пакистан, Индия, Бразилия, Западна и Централна Африка (Бенин, Сенегал, Мали, Буркина Фасо) за насърчаване на устойчивото отглеждане на памук, че е по-малко вреден за здравето на селскостопанските производители и околната среда. Видео: http://youtu.be/TnVt_Y6Ysdg За да прочетете повече ... 26 май Подхранващ планетата Африка , земеделието , Буркина Фасо , на икономиката , фермерите , Индия , иновации , иновации на седмицата , подхранващ планетата , органичен , Сенегал С Janeen Мадан Деветдесет процента от памук в света се отглежда от фермерите в развиващите се страни - те продават памук, за да местните предачите и памукопреработвателите, които доставят големи международни купувачи, като Hanes, Виктория Secret, и Nike. Но отглеждането на памук може да има тежки рискове за здравето на тези, които го отглеждат и околната среда. Неефективни техники за напояване правят ...
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State of the World 2011 is available now! Click here Category: organic Apr 20 Nourishing the Planet Farmers, GE, GMO, Livestock, Meat, organic, Policy By Marlena White Scott Updike is an Agricultural Marketing Specialist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s National Organic Program Standards Division and recently spoke to the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future about organic standards for meat production and processing. He also touched on how meat production fits into the organic model and just what organic ... Apr 07 Nourishing the Planet Agriculture, Farmers, Fertilizer, Health, organic, Soil By Jenny Beth Dyess William Albrecht (1888–1974) cared about the link between soil health and people’s health. As he witnessed the rise of industrial agriculture, he became deeply concerned about the negative impacts of profit driven farming on the soil. Chairman of the Department of Soils at the University of Missouri in the 1950s, Albrecht desired, ... Feb 14 Nourishing the Planet Agriculture, Farmers, Food, Health, Local, Nutrition, organic, Sustainable By Stephanie Buglione When most consumers think about making better food choices, they often reserve those changes for the home: smart choices at the grocery store, an occasional trip to the local farmers’ market, cutting back on meat, and substituting applesauce for butter in homemade recipes. But when diners walk through the doors of their favorite ... Jan 28 Nourishing the Planet Farmers, Farmers Groups, GE, Nourishing the Planet, organic By Leah Baines On January 31st, family farmers will begin the first stage of a court case filed against agro-business powerhouse, Monsanto. The goal of the case, Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OSGATA) vs. Monsanto, is to protect the 300,000 organic and non-GMO American farmers from the genetic trespass of Monsanto’s genetically modified seeds, which ... Dec 24 Nourishing the Planet Africa, Agriculture, Development, Farmers, Land, organic By Jenny Beth Dyess Rukwa is a beautiful region in western Tanzania that has seen many people come and go. Over the years it has housed refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi. But for many of the 162,000 people who now live there and will be displaced over the next ten ... Oct 04 Nourishing the Planet Agriculture, Farmers, organic, Research By Isaac Hopkins The Rodale Institute has released a 30-year report on its Food Systems Trial (FST), the longest-running side-by-side scientific comparison of conventional and organic farming techniques in the world. The study shows that organic practices, including using cover crops, organic manure, and crop rotations, produced yields equivalent to conventional farms. At the same time, the ... Sep 14 Nourishing the Planet Agriculture, Development, organic, Poverty In this article recently posted in Foreign Policy, Charles Kenny, senior fellow at the Center for Global Development, discusses how local organic farming can put a strain on developing countries. What do you think? Do you agree with Kenny’s assertion that organic agriculture can often do more harm than good for the world’s poor? Let us know ... Sep 13 Nourishing the Planet Africa, Agriculture, Farmers, organic, Uganda The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have put together this short video highlighting the important contribution that organic farming is making to rural livelihoods in Uganda. Uganda has an organic certification program that offers local and international certification services for a variety of fruits and vegetables. Sep 12 Nourishing the Planet Diet, Food, Hunger, Nutrition, organic In this new report by The Organic Center, they describe a new tool that will help consumers identify smart, nutrient-rich food choices. Despite the abundance of food, the United States is a nation that faces a complex problem – more than a 100 million people are obese at the same time that around 36 million ... Aug 25 Nourishing the Planet Agriculture, Farmers, Food, Media, organic This Friday, Kristin Canty’s film, Farmageddon, will open in Chicago. Kristin Canty’s son was healed of multiple allergies by farm fresh foods, among them raw milk. When she heard of the armed raids and seizures taking place on family farms she was horrified. And knew she had to do something about it. In this film, Canty lets ... Jul 25 Nourishing the Planet Agriculture, Education, Environment, Farmers, Food, Health, Local, Nutrition, organic, Sustainable By Jesse Chang Obesity, global hunger, climate change, food-borne illness, pollution, and environmental degradation are all unwanted symptoms of a broken food system—and it will be up to the next generation to fix it. University of Vermont (UVM) Dean of Continuing Education Dr. Cynthia Belliveau has some ideas for initiating change. “Small yet broad” is her motto ... Jul 15 Nourishing the Planet Agriculture, Food, organic By Molly Theobald This is the final part in a two part blog series about the Culinary Institute of America’s (CIA) “greening initiatives,” which are designed to teach young chefs about sustainable food production and consumption. The emphasis on sustainable food production and consumption at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) was very appealing to Casey Angelova when ... Jun 03 Nourishing the Planet Agriculture, Cooperatives, Farmers, Food, Food Security, Food Sovereignty, Local, Markets, Nutrition, organic By Matt Styslinger Oran Hesterman, author of the newly released book Fair Food: Growing a Healthy, Sustainable Food System for All, believes our food system is broken. Designed to bring us bountiful supplies at low-cost, it now feeds us at the expense of our environment, our health, and our future. The symptoms of this broken system ... Jun 01 Nourishing the Planet Agriculture, agroforestry, Climate Change, Environment, Ethiopia, Farmers, organic, Press, Tanzania Despite the crippling effects of the recent economic slowdown on many industries, the organic agriculture sector not only sustained itself during this period but also showed signs of growth. “In 2009, organic farming was practiced on 37.2 million hectares worldwide, a 5.7 percent increase from 2008 and 150 percent increase since 2000,” writes policy analyst ... May 26 Nourishing the Planet Africa, Agriculture, Burkina Faso, Economy, Farmers, India, Innovation, Innovation of the Week, Nourishing the Planet, organic, Senegal By Janeen Madan Ninety percent of the world’s cotton is grown by farmers in developing countries – they sell their cotton to local spinners and ginners that supply large international buyers, such as Hanes, Victoria’s Secret, and Nike. But, cotton cultivation can have severe health risks for those who grow it—and the environment. Inefficient irrigation techniques make ... May 18 Nourishing the Planet Biodiversity, Cooperatives, Environment, Farmers, Farmers Groups, India, Indigenous, Nourishing the Planet TV, organic, Seeds In this episode, research intern Matt Styslinger introduces the GREEN Foundation which is working in Karnataka, India to preserve natural ecosystems and sustain rural livelihoods by teaching farmers the importance of agricultural biodiversity. Through village meetings, the foundation informs farmers about organic practices, such as creating fertilizer from organic waste, ... May 05 Nourishing the Planet Africa, Agriculture, Nutrition, organic, State of the World 2011, Water, workers By Amanda Strickler Rural farming in Guatemala presents many challenges. The steep hillsides used for growing crops make soils prone to erosion—the hills also make regular agricultural practices such as seed sewing, irrigation, and tilling more difficult. In the face of these difficulties, a young man named Julian Vasquez of the Polochic Valley has not only improved ... Apr 30 Nourishing the Planet Africa, Agriculture, Development, Diet, Environment, Farmers, Food, Health, Hunger, Nutrition, organic, Policy, Poverty Check out an interview with Ellen Gustafson, co-Founder of FEED Projects and executive director of the 30 Project, at the Center for Public Leadership. Gustafson talks about why she decided to start The 30 Project and how hunger and obesity are two seemingly opposite problems with the same solution. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK-Xpv02EH0&feature=autoshare To hear more from Ellen Gustafson, ... Apr 27 Nourishing the Planet Agriculture, Diet, Environment, Food Security, Health, Hunger, Income, Local, Markets, Nutrition, organic, Poverty, Seeds, sub-Saharan Africa, Sustainable By Janeen Madan The Atlantic’s Food Summit held in Washington, D.C. brought together a wide range of agricultural experts, corporate executives, and government officials, many of whom shared different—and often opposing—views about the future of food and farming. Delivering the keynote address, Kathleen Merrigan, the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, touched upon the challenges that the United States Department ... Apr 24 Nourishing the Planet Agriculture, agroforestry, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Drought, Environment, Erosion, Farmers, Food Security, Hunger, Livestock, Nourishing the Planet in the News, organic, Soil, State of the World 2011, Urban Farming, Waste, Water Grist recently published this article highlighting Nourishing the Planet’s 15 solutions to promote sustainable and equitable agriculture on Earth Day. While farming is often blamed for many of our environmental problems, small-scale agricultural innovations offer long-term solutions to protect our most precious natural resources. These models help strengthen urban agriculture, improve water management, and increase soil ...