Nuestra inquietud sobre la agroecología surge de la vida cotidiana: cómo alimentarnos nosotras y a nuestras familias con comida saludable producida con justicia social. Nos preocupa el riesgo a la salud del uso de plaguicidas en la agricultura nacional, en particular de hortalizas y frutas que constituyen la base de...

By 2050, the world could experience a fragility in their soils so alarming that no seed will have enough strength to grow. The result, then, will be shortages and famine in countries even believed to have infallible means of production. The above fact which emerges from the latest report of the United Nations Food and Agriculture...

Estamos en camino de perder una de cada ocho especies que habitan el planeta, o lo que es lo mismo, alrededor de un millón de especies (10 % de insectos y 25 % de otros animales y plantas) en las próximas décadas (ver Figura 1). Esta es una de las conclusiones más alarmantes del...

A la veille des résultats des élections législatives, nous verrons comment l'Inde est un laboratoire d'initiatives écologiques, notamment dans le domaine de l'agriculture. Même si le modèle dominant reste l'agro-chimie, de nombreux États misent sur la permaculture, l'agro-foresterie et l'agriculture biologique à grande échelle en réaction aux ravages sanitaires et...

Pesticide companies are caught up in a fierce competition for survival. In the current context of global mergers and restructurings, transnational corporations need to continuously increase their sales of synthetic pesticides in every possible corner of the world. An extremely well-funded corporate PR machine ensures that any negative information about...

Cropland farmed organically over a longer period emits 40 per cent less greenhouse gases per hectare than conventionally farmed cropland. This has been revealed in results from a world-wide unique long-term field trial. Diversified crop sequencing is a precondition.