2023-12-15
TRANSECO – Can Agroecology be Profitable?
Is it possible to have a food system that utilizes ecosystem services while remaining profitable?...
Read moreIs it possible to have a food system that utilizes ecosystem services while remaining profitable? To find out, the TRANSECO project investigates agroecological farming, where farmers reduce the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers, replacing them with enhanced ecosystem services. The project compares the economics and ecology of 15 farms using agroecological principles and 15 conventional farms in Sweden. The question at hand is whether it yields an equal or even greater effect for the farmer to work the land less to increase its fertility.
2023-12-15
Is it possible to have a food system that utilizes ecosystem services while remaining profitable?...
Read more2023-11-23
Less than a fifth of Sweden's fish catch reaches the dinner plate. A massive waste...
Read more2023-10-16
Can we absorb as much minerals from plant-based food as from meat? Not yet. While...
Read more2023-08-25
Can a light version of Conservation Agriculture be key to increasing carbon sequestration in the...
Read more2023-05-05
Perennial grain crops grow and give yield for several years at the same place without...
Read more2023-04-28
As much as 14% of all food produced globally is estimated to be lost at...
Read more2023-04-21
Nutritious, carbon-sequestering, and fast-growing – hemp is a plant with multiple benefits and it has...
Read more2023-04-18
Axfoundation and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) are bringing together researchers and practitioners...
Read more