Wheat field impacted by crown rot (Fusarium spp.), which causes the whitening and rotting of the seeds. Wheat is among the major crops...

To anybody in charge of anything, no matter how complex their job may be, or how ample the extent of their authority, two laws are always...

Let’s imagine the following scenario: there is a city on the margins of a river, upwards of which there is a forest. This forest makes...

Two women pick tea on a plantation in Sri Lanka. Tea producers were one of the most affected sectors by the ban, alongside rubber and...

The desirability of carbon-rich soil is a no-brainer for anybody engaged in agriculture and other land-based forms of food production....

Ending hunger for everyone in the world by the year 2030 is the second Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of the United Nations. A goal...

The principles of health, ecology and fairness are brought together into the fourth and final principle of organic agriculture: the...

It’s no secret that conventionally-cultivated soils tend to become, by themselves, poor. They’re often managed under exploitative...

Unfairness is unsustainable, and organic agriculture aims for sustainability: it must, consequently, be fair. Even if it is not a part of...

Organic agriculture is a fairly simple thing on its basis — only use organic fertilizers, and do not use synthetic pesticides. That is...

Seen from the outside, agriculture may seem to be a magical process: things are planted in the soil, cared for during a season, and food...

Organic agriculture is a different sort of business. It is, of course, still a business, where profitability and productivity matter (how...

Any gardener, no matter the scale of their work, have noticed at some point the infestation of little white insects, flying frenetically...

Out of all the water in the world, only 3.5% is freshwater, and around 70% of it is currently trapped in the form of permanent ice. This...

It would seem counterintuitive that emphasizing nature would foster deeply human values – at least, from the perspective of human beings...

When promoting policies that support and stimulate organic agriculture, one common criticism is heard: that organic agriculture lacks the...

Around the world and throughout history, slugs are one of the most enduring and pervasive pests that plague plant cultivation. Slugs...

Last March, the European Commission (the organism in charge of designing the implementation of the EU’s policies) presented a 22-page...

Everywhere around the world, but more so in the developing countries, vast deserts spring up from the ground and begin to cover formerly...

According to the most recent data on the subject, no less than a quarter of all the world’s greenhouse gas emissions come from...