Tipping Point (4/5): Precious Soils and Seeds - Industrial agriculture and climate smart farming

The food that we eat plays a big role in the search for solutions
to climate change. Agriculture is one of the major contributors of
greenhouse gases. But the way we farm our land can also be a big
part of the solution. In fact, certain kinds of soil are huge
carbon sinks, which means that they take up carbon dioxide from the
atmosphere. In this way, healthy soil can regulate the climate. The
kinds of crops we plant play another crucial role. They can help us
adapt to changes in the climate that we cannot prevent. If we farm
diverse crops instead of monocultures, this makes us more
resilient. In this episode, we discuss the impacts of industrial
agriculture and alternatives concepts like agro-ecology with Teresa
Anderson from Action Aid and Mariann Bassey from Friends of the
Earth Nigeria. As it turns out, the way farmers nurture their crops
can make a huge difference for people and the planet. Foto CC-0
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