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November 30th, 2023,
… the role trade in goods and trade policy can play in bolstering and accelerating the clean energy transition to climate-resilient agriculture and food systems with vastly reduced emissions . Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are the key factor … the role trade in goods and trade policy can play in bolstering and accelerating the clean energy transition to climate-resilient agriculture and food systems with vastly reduced emissions. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are the key factor …
… markets. The approval of the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill in 2010 was a real victory for advocates of fair and resilient food and energy systems in the U.S. and overseas. Provisions to increase transparency and reduce position … markets. The approval of the Dodd- Frank financial reform bill in 2010 was a real victory for advocates of fair and resilient food and energy systems in the U.S. and overseas. Provisions to increase transparency and reduce position …
February 15th, 2024,
… members who depend on them, where food is produced and distributed in a manner that builds equity, justice, and resiliency in policy and practice. Published February 2024 https://farmtoearlycaremn.org BACKGROUND: Farm to Early Care …
… impacts of a changing climate and by efforts to mitigate those changes. Much of the activity to build a new climate-resilient economy will occur in rural areas, including through renewable energy generation, reinvigorated local and … building a state program navigator for local government officials, encouraging more rural-focused research on climate resilience, sharing best practices between rural communities, and creating an ongoing space for state agency staff to … rural communities think critically and plan strategically to address local challenges related to weather, climate, and resilience. The Rural Climate Dialogue process consists of three interweaving phases: relationship building and …
… impacts of a changing climate and by efforts to mitigate those changes. Much of the activity to build a new climate-resilient economy will occur in rural areas, including through renewable energy generation, reinvigorated local and … building a state program navigator for local government officials, encouraging more rural-focused research on climate resilience, sharing best practices between rural communities, and creating an ongoing space for state agency staff to … rural communities think critically and plan strategically to address local challenges related to weather, climate, and resilience. The Rural Climate Dialogue process consists of three interweaving phases: relationship building and …
… for actions on agriculture and climate change, despite a well-publicized commitment of $790 million to to enhance resilience of over 300 million small-scale food producers in the face of mounting climate impacts. That is not because …
April 20th, 2020,
… and the likely impacts of climate change, and has already contributed to a loss of biodiversity and decreased climate resilience . 13 Despite these setbacks, tools are available to neutralize and push back on corporate concentration and … and the likely impacts of climate change, and has already contributed to a loss of biodiversity and decreased climate resilience.13 85% 2015 59% 1975 Figure 01: Change in market share of the largest four U.S. corn seed firms Source: …
… farmers have always been the innovators of flood and drought-prone varieties or unique varieties that contribute to the resilience of their diverse systems to cope with nature.Privileging the formal seed system over the FSSs has no scientific basis from the perspective of biodiversity and agroecology, nor from the perspective of the resilience of a disaster-prone community. A comprehensive national seed policy must be guided by the Convention on … of such knowledge and encourages the equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilization (CBD 1992). The resilience of agriculture and the ability of the farming community to counter the variability of climate change and …
November 16th, 2011,
… adaptation poses risks for farmers and taxpayers, new report finds Farm Bill must link crop insurance with climate resilience MINNEAPOLIS Recent Farm Bill proposals to expand crop insurance for U.S. farmers have failed to acknowledge … they would work with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to develop a whole-farm plan to increase climate resilience and receive support via Farm Bill conservation programs to implement the plan. This cost-savings plan would … change and will be producing an upcoming web series profiling farmers who have withstood extreme weather by building resilience into their farming systems. …
… regulations, while mass slaughter of animals arouses public protest. The third line of defence is to build biological resilience into the agricultural system. This can be done in various ways, including breeding for disease resistance and … makes it vulnerable to bioterrorism. All that remains are other, biological and ecological methods to strengthen the resilience of the agricultural system. These include breeding disease-resistant crop varieties and livestock breeds and … monocultures make way for diversity, the landscape itself may benefit. All this requires fundamental changes in policy. Resilience to terror deserves a place in the definition of sustainable agriculture and in the objectives of the EU Common …
… regulations, while mass slaughter of animals arouses public protest. The third line of defence is to build biological resilience into the agricultural system. This can be done in various ways, including breeding for disease resistance and … makes it vulnerable to bioterrorism. All that remains are other, biological and ecological methods to strengthen the resilience of the agricultural system. These include breeding disease-resistant crop varieties and livestock breeds and … monocultures make way for diversity, the landscape itself may benefit. All this requires fundamental changes in policy. Resilience to terror deserves a place in the definition of sustainable agriculture and in the objectives of the EU Common …
… regulations, while mass slaughter of animals arouses public protest. The third line of defence is to build biological resilience into the agricultural system. This can be done in various ways, including breeding for disease resistance and … makes it vulnerable to bioterrorism. All that remains are other, biological and ecological methods to strengthen the resilience of the agricultural system. These include breeding disease-resistant crop varieties and livestock breeds and … monocultures make way for diversity, the landscape itself may benefit. All this requires fundamental changes in policy. Resilience to terror deserves a place in the definition of sustainable agriculture and in the objectives of the EU Common …
… regulations, while mass slaughter of animals arouses public protest. The third line of defence is to build biological resilience into the agricultural system. This can be done in various ways, including breeding for disease resistance and … makes it vulnerable to bioterrorism. All that remains are other, biological and ecological methods to strengthen the resilience of the agricultural system. These include breeding disease-resistant crop varieties and livestock breeds and … monocultures make way for diversity, the landscape itself may benefit. All this requires fundamental changes in policy. Resilience to terror deserves a place in the definition of sustainable agriculture and in the objectives of the EU Common …
June 13th, 2024,
Support a resilient food system based on fair prices for good food
January 31st, 2019,
The following was first published in The Hill on January 31, 2019.
September 28th, 2020,
Some 12 years ago, IATP contributed to a chapter of the first International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD). About 400 authors contributed to a global report and five regionally specific reports produced with the help of two rounds of peer reviews of drafts.
… Schmutz, PhD Associate Professor for Organic Horticulture and Ecological Economics Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience Coventry University, UK Brian Williams, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Geosciences Mississippi State … Development Sociology Cornell University, USA Colin Anderson, PhD Associate Professor Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience Coventry University, UK Nicholas A. Jackson, PhD Honorary Research Fellow Centre for Agroecology, Water and …
… these cross-cutting and transformative outcomes, U.S. climate policy needs to be based upon the following principles: Resilient Climate change is the largest systemic crisis our country has faced and its impacts are increasingly … percent of their original carbon stock. Loss of soil carbon reduces nutrient availability, overall crop productivity and resilience to drought, flooding and other weather extremes. Reduced soil carbon also impacts landscape hydrology and can … to a changing and more variable environment, and fisheries management choices that promote adaptation, diversity and resilience among American fishing fleets. Fisheries || Challenges Shifting fish stocks As water temperatures rise, wild …
August 16th, 2013,
… last year called on Congress to invest in conservation programs in the next Farm Bill to aid farmers in building climate resilience on the farm, and ultimately to reduce crop insurance payouts in the future. USDA is trying to respond to …
May 24th, 2018,
… are signs the stigma is lifting. Rural communities in the Midwest and Appalachia are developing strategies for climate resilience that reflect longer-term goals for community development. State governments must do their part. Climate …