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Hypothetical / Crop profile: Kara (Burchardia)
Kara is one of the crops I’m considering trying to start up, either at home garden level or at commercial level (the former will be a necessary trial step for the latter). It’s part of my vested interest in climate-suitable … Continue reading
Saturday links
Every Saturday’s post on AgriTapestry is a collection of agriculture, agritecture, urban farming and gardening related links, often stories that have come up during the week. Here’s this week’s: Ag Dept to lose 220 jobs, starting with border control (Farm … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient crops, aquaponics, Australian food systems, australian made, biocontrol, biosecurity, camels, economics, ethnoastronomy, food security, grapes, indigenous, indigenous knowledge, landcare, local food, politics, psychology, rainforest, rural infrastructure, supermarkets
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Online resource – the Institute of Advanced Studies 2050 Food Lecture Series (audio recording)
The Institute of Advanced Studies at UWA held three lectures on future food and food security issues in the last few months, titled the 2050 Food Lecture Series. Each of the three lectures was recorded and can be listened to … Continue reading
Saturday links
Every Saturday’s post on AgriTapestry is a collection of agriculture, agritecture, urban farming and gardening related links, often stories that have come up during the week. Here’s this week’s: Urban agriculture Preserving the culture in urban agriculture (Edible Milwaukee) Reviving … Continue reading
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Tagged beef, bees, citrus, food security, urban agriculture, urban farming, urban reclamation
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UNCTAD’s Trade and Environment Review 2013 released
The Trade and Environment Review 2013 by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is subtitled ‘Wake up before it is too late: Make agriculture truly sustainable now for food security in a changing climate’, so as you’d … Continue reading
Posted in Economics and politics
Tagged agriculture, agroecology, climate change, developing countries, ecosystem-based farming, food security, global agriculture, globalisation, government support, mosaic, small farms, sustainable agriculture, system management, trade, United Nations
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Fields of Plenty – 2063 Vision of Future Agriculture wins 2013 Food Security Journalism Award
A description of one way a rice farm could look in the future, and the current science and research that would take us into that future, has netted Elizabeth Finkel of Cosmos Magazine the 2013 Food Security Journalism Award. Finkel’s … Continue reading
Posted in Science and research
Tagged agricultural journalism, awards, food security, research
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A little bit about Syria
Syria is one of those countries I forget about sometimes. I can’t always remember where it is on a map, and talk about the civil war had me thinking “Wasn’t that last year?”. Ah, the joys of living in a … Continue reading
The Global Food Security Index (2013 edition)
Today I came across the Global Food Security Index, prepared by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Their 2013 results were put out in July, and make quite an interesting read. The index gives countries an overall score (and ranking) for food … Continue reading
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