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Scientists and Activists Build Food, Soil and Climate Movement

Activists say the close connection between soil health, climate change, and global food security calls for radical alternatives.

A diverse group of scientists, farmers, and activists from 21 nations have launched a movement to “feed the world and reverse climate change” through sustainable and regenerative agriculture as a response to intersecting global crises.

Climate change, soil degradation, and the power of alternative methods of food production and land stewardship to mitigate threats to the global food system topped the agenda.

June 9, 2015 | Source: telesurtv.net | by

Activists say the close connection between soil health, climate change, and global food security calls for radical alternatives.

A diverse group of scientists, farmers, and activists from 21 nations have launched a movement to “feed the world and reverse climate change” through sustainable and regenerative agriculture as a response to intersecting global crises.

Climate change, soil degradation, and the power of alternative methods of food production and land stewardship to mitigate threats to the global food system topped the agenda for participants in the Regeneration International conference wrapping up on Tuesday at Costa Rica’s Finca Luna Nueva organic and biodynamic farm.

“This is new science that’s connecting the food issues with the climate issue, making it more and more clear that by fixing the soil, and fixing the way we produce food, we can fix the climate as well,” said Organic Consumers Association international director and Regeneration International steering committee member Ronnie Cummins in a statement.

A growing body of scientific research is showing that holistic, agroecological, and regenerative agricultural practices make farming more resilient, increase crop yields, and are a key part of the agricultural transformation required to strengthen global food security in a changing climate.