The Physicist and Theorist of Systems Fritjof Capra with his new book "Agriculture and Climate Change" published by Aboca Edizioni identifies, with the collaboration of Anna Lappé expert in food systems and sustainable agriculture, in what is defined "agro-ecology" the only viable and sustainable alternative to feed the planet.
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Climate changes: how much does theindustrial agriculture on the environment and climate? Much, more than we think.
Il agricultural sector, from the cultivation process to the farms, due to the chemical products it uses and its dependence on carbon-fossil energy sources, has a significant role in the climate crisis, without excluding - obviously - all the other sectors of the industrial process .
If we gave space, rather, to a type of agriculture based on ecological and ethical principles and to companies with a strong ethical, environmental and social value? In short, if one practiced once and for all the idea that to respect the environment and restore soil fertility it is necessary to opt (also) for more sustainable agriculture?
The Physicist and Theorist of Systems Fritjof capra with his new book "Agriculture and Climate Change" published by Aboca Edizioni identifies, with the collaboration of Anna Lappé expert in food systems and sustainable agriculture, in what is defined “agro-ecology” the only viable and sustainable alternative to feed the planet.
The logic that Capra and Lappé follow is simple: if agricultural techniques based on eco-sustainable and ethical principles, recognized and adopted all over the world, were adopted, cultivate safer raw materials and healthy foods in a sustainable and decentralized way respecting biodiversity, communities and energy efficiency.
Everything can and must necessarily go through several steps: first of all, farmers should be allowed to keep pests and weeds under control, through practices that guarantee protection and yields without the use of expensive chemical pesticides that can damage the soil, the water. , ecosystems and the health of farmers and consumers. Plus, you should encourage biodiversity along the entire supply chain, from seed to plate, and protect and increase soil fertility with suitable cultivation practices by eliminating those that consume or poison the soil itself, and restore control over the food chain to those who produce and those who consume, completely excluding the agrochemistry.
Is this a book full of food for thought which aims to define the impact that the various agricultural models are able to determine on the health of the planet, and to outline the advantages that can be obtained from the adoption of eco-sustainable cultivation practices for human health.
A step forward, in short, towards the idea that cultivating and breeding in a sustainable way is possible.
