The future of farming

I found the following article quite interesting for 8 separate solutions it offers in that some of the suggested solutions are already in place and the rest is to arrive in the near future;
http://www.popsci.com/environment/article/2009-07/8-farming-solution-help-stop-world-hunger
They range from farming the desert to resurructing the degraded soil to eliminating the fertilizer use.
It seems to me that the focus [...]

Home (FR): We have 10 years left to change

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Opening in 181 countries on June 5th, 2009 during the World Environment Day (WED) and thanks to the contribution of many luxury brands, this movie without copyright by Yann Arthus-Bertrand was widely broadcasted for a few days for free in french, english and [...]

Is state intervention in agriculture processes a necessity?

Justification of state intervention in the agricultural sector.
Traditionally, agriculture is seen as a means of production. Its value is assessed in terms of the value of farm products. Similar to how a country’s value is measured in GDP. However, there is a growing realisation that agriculture has a greater value than this. It has multiple functions [...]

eco-efficient economy

There is an informal meeting starting tomorrow in Åre/Sweden between EU environmental ministers :
http://www.isria.com/pages/23_July_2009_213.php
According to current presidency of EU they see a great potential for success in reaching a climate change agreement whereby expecting more companies to be willing to invest in climate-friendly products producing more jobs etc. Apparently this informal meeting will be [...]

UN Trends about sustainable development

I recently found the 2008-2009 UN report on the trends on sustainable development (http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/resources/res_publtrends_2009.shtml). This reports talks about agriculture, rural development, land, desertification and drought as major trends in this field.
The report states as agriculture is key to poverty reduction. It states: “GDP growth generated in agriculture is, on average, four times more effective in benefiting [...]