Environment

Organic agriculture can contribute to building a more sustainable food system.

Climate change and extreme weather threaten the future of US food production. What actions can be taken to put our food system on a better course?

Addressing the ongoing problems of climate change, human hunger and inequality, and animal exploitation in our food system starts with sustainable agriculture.

Meat alternatives come in many forms, some novel and others with a long history of traditional uses. In any form, alternative meat has a promising future nourishing human societies while respecting animals and the environment.

Sustainable farming offers solutions to the economic, environmental, and animal welfare concerns of our industrial food system.

It is important to transform food systems at global and local levels to reduce GHG emissions, improve ecosystem health, respect animal welfare, and re-balance rural economies.

Worldwide, roughly 70 billion animals are raised and slaughtered each year within the food system. Producing so many animals comes with a high price for us, for animals, and for our planet. These costs make the UN Sustainable Development Goals much harder to achieve.

The rise of industrial agriculture has built agribusiness empires while endangering human, animal and environmental health. To bring the SDGs within reach, we must confront the challenge of achieving a sustainable food future.

Our current industrial food system is a primary driver behind many of the underlying problems described by the SDGs. To achieve the SDGs, we must transform food production and food consumption into forces that strengthen, rather than weaken, global progress toward sustainable development.