‘How Sustainable Is American Farming and Can Indigenous Agroecology Solve Its Key Challenges?‘ (in-person event)
Abstract
Almost 10 billion people are predicted to exist on Earth by 2050—that is about 3 billion more who will need to be fed compared to 2010. However, expanding our current agriculture systems is not a sustainable solution to this challenge because the sector already accounts for 30% of greenhouse gas emissions and 70% of freshwater withdrawals. What’s more, an estimated one-third of the food the world currently produces gets wasted. This session explores solution-sets in North and South American agriculture contexts. It considers the extent to which Indigenous Agroecology, which applies ecological principles grounded in local knowledge and communities to agricultural systems, has widely applicable answers.
Register to attend, more details on the event page.
Event details
Catch Joy Porter on Monday 14 November 2022, 6-7.30pm UKT at the UCL Institute of Advanced Studies.
Location:
IAS Forum, G17 Ground Floor
South Wing
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
This in-person event is free to attend, registration is open now on the event page.