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The Organic Revolution in Cuba

Whether you praise or vilify the late Fidel Castro’s legacy in Cuba, there is no denying one of the country’s greatest achievements – organic agriculture. Forced to turn towards sustainable farming for self-sufficiency, the transition has ensured a safe, nutritional and environmentally friendly food system that is the subject of envy to many around the world.

The collapse of the Soviet Union in the late 1990s completely destroyed Cuba’s ability to feed itself. Within a year the country had lost 80% of its trade as well as an impressive 1.3 million tons of chemical fertilizers. Unable to import the machinery, fuel or petrochemical crop care inputs than allowed the country to produce cheap food at an industrial rate, a significant percentage of the population almost immediately began suffering from malnutrition.…

Innovating Agriculture to Feed the World

Our global food industry has sustained more people with increased efficiency and at a lower cost than any other period in human history. The problem is that agriculture continues to have an astounding and detrimental influence on global health and the environment.

Polluted waterways caused by fertilizer runoff affect the majority of the planet, harmful growth hormones are traced in the meat we eat, malnourishment persists across developing nations, a profound obesity epidemic exists in first world economies and several million pounds of food is unnecessarily wasted every year. Now the leading cause of deforestation, one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions and a major contributor to biodiversity’s 6th extinction, global agriculture must evolve to ensure our own survival.…

Strengthening Global Food Security with Organic Farming

We are on the verge of a new era in global agriculture, where the amount of research and investment dedicated to organic farming is on the increase due to its abundance of environmental benefits, lucrative market opportunities and sheer level of consumer demand. Organic agriculture not only creates more profit for producers but also yields healthier and more nutritious food, thereby increasing its prominence as a valuable solution to the modern challenges of global food security. One questions remains – will we be able to sustain our entire global population on organic farming alone?

Current conventional agriculture is one of the major threats to our environment and degrades the very natural resources we depends on for survival.…