Environmental Defense Fund launches ag blog
August 13, 2014 | 12:46 PM
The Environmental Defense Fund today launched an agricultural blog called Growing Returns that the groups says will show “we can meet growing demands for food in ways that improve the natural systems that sustain us.”
David Festa
The blog will feature conservation success stories, but EDF Vice President David Festa noted in a post today, “These practices alone won’t solve the bigger challenge of closing the projected gap between food supply and demand in ways that build up nature’s bank account.”
“When it comes to meeting the great food challenge of this century, there is no silver bullet,” Festa said.
“In addition to using agricultural resources more efficiently, we’ll need to think about food waste, genetics, distribution, diets and more. That looks to us like silver buckshot. My colleagues and I will be using this blog to discuss how we can feed the world without destroying the planet.”
▪ Environmental Defense Fund — Growing Returns
The blog will feature conservation success stories, but EDF Vice President David Festa noted in a post today, “These practices alone won’t solve the bigger challenge of closing the projected gap between food supply and demand in ways that build up nature’s bank account.”
“When it comes to meeting the great food challenge of this century, there is no silver bullet,” Festa said.
“In addition to using agricultural resources more efficiently, we’ll need to think about food waste, genetics, distribution, diets and more. That looks to us like silver buckshot. My colleagues and I will be using this blog to discuss how we can feed the world without destroying the planet.”
▪ Environmental Defense Fund — Growing Returns
