Dec 23, 2014
How the industrial food system contributes to the climate crisis
Between 44% and 57% of all GHG emissions come from the global food system
Deforestation: 15-18%
Farming: 11-15%
Transport: 5-6%
Processing & packaging: 8-10%
Freezing & Retail: 2-4%
Waste: 3-4%
Food sovereignty: 5 steps to cool the planet and feed its people
1. Take care of the soil
2. Natural farming, no chemicals
3 Cut the food miles, and focus on fresh food
4. Give the land back to the farmers, and stop the mega plantations
5. Forget the false solutions, focus on what works
Graphics: Raul Fernandez
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Grain
GRAIN is a small international non-profit organisation that works to support small farmers and social movements in their struggles for community-controlled and biodiversity-based food systems
La Via Campesina
La Via Campesina is the international movement which brings together millions of peasants, small and medium-size farmers, landless people, women farmers, indigenous people, migrants and agricultural workers from around the world. It defends small-scale sustainable agriculture as a way to promote social justice and dignity. It strongly opposes corporate driven agriculture and transnational companies that are destroying people and nature.
How the industrial food system contributes to the climate crisis
Between 44% and 57% of all GHG emissions come from the global food system
Deforestation: 15-18%
Farming: 11-15%
Transport: 5-6%
Processing & packaging: 8-10%
Freezing & Retail: 2-4%
Waste: 3-4%
Food sovereignty: 5 steps to cool the planet and feed its people
1. Take care of the soil
2. Natural farming, no chemicals
3 Cut the food miles, and focus on fresh food
4. Give the land back to the farmers, and stop the mega plantations
5. Forget the false solutions, focus on what works
Graphics: Raul Fernandez
Keep reading...Show less
Grain
GRAIN is a small international non-profit organisation that works to support small farmers and social movements in their struggles for community-controlled and biodiversity-based food systems
La Via Campesina
La Via Campesina is the international movement which brings together millions of peasants, small and medium-size farmers, landless people, women farmers, indigenous people, migrants and agricultural workers from around the world. It defends small-scale sustainable agriculture as a way to promote social justice and dignity. It strongly opposes corporate driven agriculture and transnational companies that are destroying people and nature.
How the industrial food system contributes to the climate crisis
Between 44% and 57% of all GHG emissions come from the global food system
Deforestation: 15-18%
Farming: 11-15%
Transport: 5-6%
Processing & packaging: 8-10%
Freezing & Retail: 2-4%
Waste: 3-4%
Food sovereignty: 5 steps to cool the planet and feed its people
1. Take care of the soil
2. Natural farming, no chemicals
3 Cut the food miles, and focus on fresh food
4. Give the land back to the farmers, and stop the mega plantations
5. Forget the false solutions, focus on what works
Graphics: Raul Fernandez
Keep reading...Show less
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