Organic farming

Miguel Altieri: On agroecology, and why it is the solution to hunger and food security

January 2012
Miguel Altieri

Today, a billion people live in hunger. Can we feed the world and achieve economic development while conserving ecosystems and improving the livelihoods of peasants and the rural poor?

The perilous dependence on cheap food imports for food security

October 2011
Tony Weis

The free market approach to food security has depended too heavily on an unsustainable system of cheap food imports and high fossil-fuel consumption. It's time to counter this by supporting environmentally efficient small farms, and increasing investment in agro-ecological research.

Farmer by Farmer, an Organic Transition

February 2011
John Cavanagh
Robin Broad

After decades of chemicals, farmers in the Philippines are seeing the benefits of organic farming. But what convinced them to make the switch in the first place?

Philippines: Food for a Rooted Future

January 2011
John Cavanagh
Robin Broad

The successful initiatives of farmers to take back control of their lives and gain food security are empowering communities in the Philippines and around the world.