Recently Read: Sustainable Beef, According to McDonald´s

by the editors 5/4/2014 The FAO makes some interesting infographics. Here´s one on how aquaculture can both feed and employ Africa´s young population Many ICRPS participants have spent time discussing what “sustainable” beef really means. Now McDonald´s is also eager to put it´s two cents in (via National Public Radio). We should never stop asking where Read More …

Recently Read: Food production and climate change in a fast changing world

by the editors, 01/12/2013 Curious about what we have read lately? Here is a few links that we hope can be of interest to you: A personal story about climate change and smallholder farmers “What My Great Grandfather Taught Me About Climate Change And Agriculture“ Economic growth is not everything, GDP does not capture the Read More …

The Future of Rural: Peak Oil and Climate Change in Rural Communities

by Eric Marr, 25/02/2013 On Friday, February 15 I had the opportunity to sit as a panellist at the 2013 Farmland Forum hosted by the Ontario Farmland Trust and the University of Guelph. The topic of the forum was “The Farm Economy & Rural Resilience: Coping with Climate Change & Rising Energy Prices” and brought Read More …

Recently Read: Injecting Hope in Rural Kansas

by the editors, 06/02/2013 OECD 8th Rural Development Policy Conference: The presentations of the OECD 8th Rural Development Policy Conference are now available online. Rural Land in Australia: A framework for the measurement and analysis of nationwide patterns of ownership change, aggregation and fragmentation. The Greening of Canadian Agriculture – How to make farmers better stewards of the Read More …