From uniformity to diversity: a paradigm shift from industrial agriculture to diversified agroecological systems

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From uniformity to diversity: a paradigm shift from industrial agriculture to diversified agroecological systems [1]

A new approach to farming is needed to safeguard human health and avoid rising air and water pollution, high greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss, a group of 20 leading agronomists, health, nutrition and social scientists has concluded. Rather than the giant feedlots used to rear animals or the uniform crop monocultures that now dominate farming worldwide, the solution is to diversify agriculture and re-orient it around ecological practices, says the report by the International panel of experts on sustainable food systems (IPES-Food). The benefits of a switch to a more ecologically oriented farming system would be seen in human and animal health, and improvements in soil and water quality, the report says

Publication Date:

02/06/2016

Author(s): Emile A. Frison [2]

Source: IPES-Food [3]

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Agriculture [4], Industry [5], Farmers [6], Ecology [7], Environment [8], Health [9], India [10], Global [11], Ecosystems [12], Food Policy [13], Biodiversity [14], Food Security [15], Organic Farming [16]

Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/uniformity-diversity-paradigm-shift-industrial-agriculture-diversified

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