Making Sense (and Cents) of Food and Nature, A media guide to covering agro-ecology and food sovereignty

The document is a media toolkit on agroecology and food sovereignty. It explains the failures of industrial agriculture, highlights agroecology as a sustainable and profitable alternative, and provides guidance for journalists on how to report food and farming issues.

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Title Making Sense (and Cents) of Food and Nature, A media guide to covering agro-ecology and food sovereignty
Description The document is a media toolkit on agroecology and food sovereignty. It explains the failures of industrial agriculture, highlights agroecology as a sustainable and profitable alternative, and provides guidance for journalists on how to report food and farming issues.
Agroecology Category
  • Integrated systems
  • Input reduction and recycling
  • Soil health
  • Economy and income
  • Nutrition and diets
  • Sustainable food system
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate
  • Water management
  • Collaboration
  • Knowledge and values
Agroecology Keyword
  • Agroforestry
  • System of rice intensification
  • Biological control
  • Compost
  • Crop rotation
  • Green manure
  • Soil fertility
  • Soil quality
  • Income
  • Production costs
  • Nutrient
  • Food security
  • Food processing
  • Biodiversity
  • Intercropping
  • Habitat
  • Climate change
  • Drought
  • Water management
  • Social media
  • Traditional knowledge
Contributing organisations Earth Journalism Network
Author Jeff Rutherford
Year 2012
Type of document Institutional & project documents
Language English
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Country Global
Administrative Level 1
Administrative Level 2
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