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Podcast: Mongabay Newscast
Episode: Can agroecology feed the world?
Description: Agroecology is a style of sustainable farming spreading quickly around the globe, transforming the way food is grown. Industrial agriculture requires chemicals like fertilizers and pesticides that harm natural systems and people alike, but by working with (and even enhancing) ecosystems, agroecology provides an alternative that encompasses many familiar practices--from composting to organic gardening and seed saving--and many less widely implemented ones, like agroforestry, while bringing modern technology like mobile apps and SMS to bear. And studies show that it can indeed feed the world's people: food systems expert and author Anna Lappé joins the s...