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Food systems and biodiversity are deeply intertwined. Agroecology is grounded in biodiversity, taking advantage of ecological ...

We already know how to invest in the kind of equitable and sustainable food systems that can build climate resilience. Yet while the hazards of industrial agriculture (and the opportunities offered by ...

In 1981, Enda Tiers Monde, an NGO based in Dakar, Senegal, initiated a study on the risks of pesticides to human and environmental health in the region. The group observed that agricultural production ...

Agriculture and nature are closely intertwined, with millions of farmers around the world relying on nature-based activities as their source of livelihoods. Yet the adverse impacts of agriculture on ...

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In Zimbabwe, where agriculture employs almost three-quarters of the population, women are the backbone of the sector constituting around 70% of household labour in rural communities. They are also the ...