Agriculture

In the US, Vermont also recently banned paraquat, with lawmakers there citing risks that include an association between paraquat and Parkinson’s disease shown in years of scientific research.  And California regulators announced paraquat makers voluntarily agreed to stop selling the chemical after the state identified health concerns in new research. Several federal lawmakers have pushed for a nationwide ban.

In this episode of The Battle for African Agriculture Podcast, Dr. Million Belay speaks with the President of Slow Food International about the journey that took him from a farming family in Uganda to the leadership of a global movement active across more than 160 countries.

The post They Are Giants.

The RegenNarration recognises the First Peoples of our home country, Australia, as its first custodians, knowledge holders and storytellers. We acknowledge that we live on ancient unceded lands, among the oldest continuous living cultures on earth, pay our respects and relish the opportunity to learn and regenerate Country together.

In a study published in the European Journal of Agronomy, researchers identify the climate crisis and land management systems (chemical-intensive versus organic) as playing a critical role in adversely affecting healthy soil ecosystems on a continental scale within wheat cropping systems.

What makes more sense when farming wheat—strips of wildflowers along fields or organic farming? Both options provide financial support via the European Union as environmentally friendly and sustainable farming practices. An international research team, including researchers from the University of Göttingen, has compared the ecological and economic benefits of these two farming methods in fields planted with winter wheat.

Following the latest cyclospora outbreak, food experts warn of ‘chronic underinvestment in public health and food safety.’

New AFSA report finds hunger up 58% across AGRA’s target countries since 2006 — while Senegal, never part of the programme, cut hunger in half.