Should carbon be the next organic crop?
The desirability of carbon-rich soil is a no-brainer for anybody engaged in agriculture and other land-based forms of food production....
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Miguel M.LS.
- Dec 23, 2021
- 3 min
What policymakers keep getting wrong about ending hunger
Ending hunger for everyone in the world by the year 2030 is the second Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of the United Nations. A goal...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Dec 14, 2021
- 2 min
Four principles of organic agriculture (4/4): Care
The principles of health, ecology and fairness are brought together into the fourth and final principle of organic agriculture: the...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Nov 28, 2021
- 2 min
Let’s take a moment to appreciate the importance of soil inoculants for an organic future
It’s no secret that conventionally-cultivated soils tend to become, by themselves, poor. They’re often managed under exploitative...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Nov 24, 2021
- 2 min
Four principles of organic agriculture (3/4): Fairness
Unfairness is unsustainable, and organic agriculture aims for sustainability: it must, consequently, be fair. Even if it is not a part of...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Nov 11, 2021
- 2 min
Four principles for organic agriculture (2/4): Ecology.
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...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Nov 1, 2021
- 2 min
Four principles for organic agriculture (1/4): Health.
Organic agriculture is a different sort of business. It is, of course, still a business, where profitability and productivity matter (how...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
The five principles of water-friendly land stewardship
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...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Oct 11, 2021
- 2 min
An insight into the human values underlying organic agriculture
It would seem counterintuitive that emphasizing nature would foster deeply human values – at least, from the perspective of human beings...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Oct 6, 2021
- 2 min
Organic agriculture could double the yields of the world’s poorest farmers
When promoting policies that support and stimulate organic agriculture, one common criticism is heard: that organic agriculture lacks the...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Sep 20, 2021
- 2 min
Europe’s ambitious goal – converting 25% of its agricultural land to organic farming by 2030
Last March, the European Commission (the organism in charge of designing the implementation of the EU’s policies) presented a 22-page...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Sep 12, 2021
- 2 min
The end of green deserts? Organic agriculture boosts biodiversity by 30%, studies find.
Everywhere around the world, but more so in the developing countries, vast deserts spring up from the ground and begin to cover formerly...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Sep 6, 2021
- 2 min
Organic agriculture significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions, according to 23 years of data.
According to the most recent data on the subject, no less than a quarter of all the world’s greenhouse gas emissions come from...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Aug 28, 2021
- 2 min
Meet the organization giving a voice to organic agriculture worldwide
It was the fall in Versailles when a group of international participants (five, in total) arrived at the first meeting of a “big national...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Aug 23, 2021
- 2 min
A look at the case of Sikkim, the world’s first fully organic state
In the struggle to transition to a greener, healthier world, every single victory is a victory for the planet as a whole. Efforts of...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Aug 2, 2021
- 2 min
Organic fertilizers lend a hand in the fight against overfertilization
Even though it sounds like everything but a problem for many farmers and gardeners who have to face the increasing nutrient depletion of...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Jul 16, 2021
- 3 min
Understanding the carbon-to-nitrogen ratio (C:N)
One of the beautiful aspects of organic agriculture (and regenerative agriculture in particular) is that it’s not magic: it’s a...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Jul 5, 2021
- 3 min
Understanding externalities in agriculture, and their importance for organic producers
Whenever a good is produced (let's say, an airplane, a coffee cup, or, for the agricultural sector, a pound of tomatoes or a single...
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Miguel M.LS.
- Jun 20, 2021
- 4 min
Five major perks of agricultural heritage systems
Agricultural heritage systems may sound like they belong to the past, or like they are very limited to specific cultural contexts and...
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Miguel M.LS.
- May 30, 2021
- 3 min
Five edible cover crops that provide food while building the soil
The advantages of using cover crops to protect the soil and produce green manure are known to be many: nutrient scavenging in poor soils,...
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