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The Solution - Ecological Farming

Genetic Engineering. Corporate control of people's food. Over reliance on pesticides and herbicides are not the solutions. So what is? Ecological Farming. It's safe. It's do-able. And it's happening now. Help us support farming for the future.

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Ecological Farming: the way forward in food production

In favour of Ecological Farming:

Ecological farming keeps food production in the hands of farmers and away from corporate control.
Ecological farming helps cope with climate change.
2.6 billion small-scale farmers already produce the majority of the world's food.
Ecological farming is proven to be more profitable for farmers in studies from Europe, Africa, Asia and America.

The latest updates

GM: not the promised route to food security

Blog entry by Neha Saigal | February 21, 2013 2 comments

Hunger and malnutrition is an issue that governments around the world are grappling with and its impact can be felt more severely in the developing and under-developed nations. India is no different in this regard; we stand towards...

Did horsemeat leave a bad taste in your mouth?

Blog entry by Lasse Bruun | February 19, 2013 4 comments

Over the past couple of weeks the 'horsemeat scandal' has topped news headlines, revolted consumers and forced retailers and producers to come clean and revise their supply chains. This is firstly a story of mislabelling, but...

Bhutan goes organic: a lesson for us all?

Blog entry by Pat C | February 18, 2013 4 comments

By banning the sales of pesticides and herbicides Bhutan has outlined a clear path for the future of its agriculture: it will become the first wholly organic country in the world. Bhutan was already largely organic, but the recent...

Feeding animals or feeding ourselves?

Blog entry by Reyes Tirado | February 12, 2013 2 comments

As a mostly-vegetarian scientist and smallholding farmer, it was my new challenge to consider the role of animals in an ecological farming system aimed at both protecting nature and feeding the world equitably. Inspired by the...