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Regenerative Gardening and Regenerative Agriculture
In order to move towards a positive future for all, we need to embrace a regenerative rather than an extractive mindset. Working with cyclical systems, working with nature, we need to remember the importance of giving back, keeping those cycles turning rather than simply taking all that we can get. Regenerative gardening and farming go beyond food production that can endure. They emphasise the…
Book Review: Hugh Campbell (2021) Farming Inside Invisible Worlds: Modernist Agriculture and its Consequences
Book Review: Hugh Campbell (2021) Farming Inside Invisible Worlds: Modernist Agriculture and its Consequences
The declining state of the rural lands – and their communities – is a growing concern for policy makers and researchers globally. The concerns are real, more especially relating to the trends to high energy input intensification and industrialism, and the negative effects to both global and local environments, communities, cultures and economies. These trends and their effects are well…
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NGO wants FG to promote agro-ecology in 2020 budget
The Federal Government has been urged to include agro-ecology in the 2020 agriculture budget to guard against unpredictable climate change. ActionAid Nigeria, an NGO and stakeholder in the agriculture sector gave this advice through its Agriculture Programme Coordinator, Azubuike Nwokoye on Wednesday in Lokoja at a two-day stakeholders consultative meeting on 2020 Agriculture budget. He said data from 2014 indicated that Nigeria was very vulnerable to drastic and unpredictable climate changes which caused soil erosion, landslides, crop failures, inadequate rainfall, food insecurity and other uncertainties. Nwokoye said the difference agro-ecology which is application of ecology to agriculture made was that it sustained the soil and ecosystem as well as productivity. According to Nwokoye, agro-ecology does not require large expanse of land in order to be able to produce. Therefore, it is necessary to alert the government on the dangers of making chemical inputs into the 2020 agricultural budget. “It will be more profitable to make provisions for organic fertilisers than chemical fertilisers in the 2020 agriculture budget. “This is because chemical fertilisers as inputs, contribute greatly to the green house gases which cause negative impact on climate change. “It is better for us to promote organic fertiliser and organic inputs in our budget,” he said. He said alarm was raised recently that by 2020, Nigeria might be experiencing food insecurity due to the effect of climate change which might likely have negative impact on the agriculture sector. Illustrating his presentation on public financing of agro-ecology graphically, Nwokoye showed cause why agro-ecology should be given a large budget during the planning and development of the 2020 budgeting. He also hinted on the need to make provisions for extension services and support, saying many states now had budgets for agro-ecology after ActionAid drew their attention to the urgency of the situation. “Human activities have increased the atmospheric concentration of some green house gases resulting in global warming. “The climate change is because of our human negative activities. We are so much interested in chemical fertilisers, hybrid seeds etc without taking cognisance of its impact on the environment or climate. “Nigeria is among the high risk countries and we need to do something about this before it is too late,” he said. Nwokoye is optimistic that agro-ecology is “the way to go.” Read the full article
Could it really be that Richard St. Barbe Baker was soldier, scholar, statesman, publicist, and tree protector all rolled into one?
His honour, W. Thomas (Tom) Molloy, O.C., S.O.M., Q.C., LL.B, LL.D. Lieutenant Govenor of Saskatchewan and Paul Hanley, author Man of the Trees. Richard St. Barbe Baker, the First Global Conservationist. By Paul Hanley Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales Introduction by Jane Goodall,
Paul Hanley wrote Man of the Trees: Richard St. Barbe Baker, the First Global Conservationist, with a foreword by HRH Prince Charles and introduction by Jane Goodall. His Honour the Honourable W. Thomas Molloy, O.C., S.O.M., Q.C., LL.B, LL.D. Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan featured a Book Launch on November 20, at the Top of the Inn Ballroom, Sheraton Cavalier Hotel.
Dame Jane Morris Goodall DBE formerly Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall, is an English primatologist and anthropologist; founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and the Roots & Shoots programme. photo credit Jeekc CCx3.0
“Baker was a remarkable man. He was a true visionary who had an intuitive and near prophetic appreciation of environmental issues. Issues that are impacting the planet today.
climate change
biodiversity
zerification
environmental refugees
deforestation
indigenous rights
These were all concerns he raised in the 1920s and 30s long before these issues were widely recognized. He was also a man of action. He pioneered in Africa in the 1920s many of the solutions now being proposed to deal with these problems including
agroforestry
agroecology
desert reclamation
grassroots development methods
social forestry
More and more environmental science is telling us that the solution to deal with the rest of the solution is to plant more and more and more trees and supporting indigenous peoples in protecting their land.”~ Paul Hanley, November 20
Tribute from His honour, W. Thomas (Tom) Molloy, O.C., S.O.M., Q.C., LL.B, LL.D. Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
Praise from Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
“I believe with Ruskin, that I must be just to the Earth beneath my feet, to the neighbour by my side and to the Light that comes from above and within that this wonderful world of ours may be a little more beautiful and happy form my having lived in it. “Richard St. Barbe Baker.
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For more information: Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area is located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada north of Cedar Villa Road, within city limits, in the furthest south west area of the city. 52° 06′ 106° 45′ Addresses: Part SE 23-36-6 – Afforestation Area – 241 Township Road 362-A Part SE 23-36-6 – SW Off-Leash Recreation Area (Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area ) – 355 Township Road 362-A S ½ 22-36-6 Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area (West of SW OLRA) – 467 Township Road 362-A NE 21-36-6 “George Genereux” Afforestation Area – 133 Range Road 3063 Wikimapia Map: type in Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area Google Maps South West Off Leash area location pin at parking lot Web page: https://stbarbebaker.wordpress.com Where is the Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area? with map Where is the George Genereux Urban Regional Park (Afforestation Area)? with map Facebook: StBarbeBaker Facebook group page : Users of the St Barbe Baker Afforestation Area Facebook: South West OLRA Contact the Meewasin Valley Authority at 402 Third Avenue South Saskatoon, SK S7K 3G5 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The MVA has begun a Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area trust fund. If you wish to support the afforestation area with your donation, write a cheque to the “Meewasin Valley Authority Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area trust fund (MVA RSBBAA trust fund)”. Please and thank you! Twitter: StBarbeBaker Please contemplate joining the SOS Elms coalition or make a donation to SOS Elms ~ leave a message to support the afforestation area 😉
“The science of forestry arose from the recognition of a universal need. It embodies the spirit of service to mankind in attempting to provide a means of supplying forever a necessity of life and, in addition, ministering to man’s aesthetic tastes and recreational interests. Besides, the spiritual side of human nature needs the refreshing inspiration which comes from trees and woodlands. If a nation saves its trees, the trees will save the nation. And nations as well as tribes may be brought together in this great movement, based on the ideal of beautifying the world by the cultivation of one of God’s loveliest creatures – the tree.” ~ Richard St. Barbe Baker.~Richard St. Barbe Baker
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Agroecology in Action: Harnessing the Power of Orphan Crops
Agroecology in Action: Harnessing the Power of Orphan Crops
Howard-Yana Shapiro, Chief Agricultural Officer of Mars, writes on Farming First about how orphan crops can benefit African farmers and the wider world.
Africa has thus far missed out on having its own ‘green revolution’. One reason for this is that it has no large, homogenous ecosystem, such as India’s Deccan Plateau. Any approach to boost productivity and food security must fit Africa’s myriad,…
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FAO calls for sustainable food policies to safeguard bees
FAO calls for sustainable food policies to safeguard bees
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has urged countries to ensure sustainable food policies and systems to safeguard the bees.
FAO’s Director-General José da Silva, on Tuesday, during an official presentation on Bees in Rome challenged countries and individuals to do more to protect bees and other pollinators or risk a sharp drop in food diversity.
The report made available in Abuja, noted…
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Agro-ecology is about principles, there's no recipe. In Latin America, but also in Laos, Malawi, I have seen incredible results to fight malnutrition on very unpromising land thanks to the agro-ecological approach. It does require a shift away from meat consumption, for instance, consuming less of it but of much better quality. It's not about meat-eaters vs. vegetarians, it's about sustainable vs. unsustainable.
Professor Raj Patel
WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO MAINSTREAM “ALTERNATIVE” AGRICULTURE?
WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO MAINSTREAM “ALTERNATIVE” AGRICULTURE?
WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO MAINSTREAM “ALTERNATIVE” AGRICULTURE?
Innovative food systems such as agroecology can become the norm if we weave a web of legitimacy from science, politics, society and values.
Illustration by Erin Dunn
WRITER Maywa Montenegro @MaywaMontenegro Food systems researcher, UC Berkeley
WRITER Alastair Iles @AlastairIlesProfessor of environmental policy and social change,…
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