Thread by @ClimateBen

Agroecology:

1. avoids biodiversity destruction
2. less chance of total crop failure
3. healthier soils, trees: carbon sinks
4. improves local water
5. avoids pesticides
6. no synthetic nitrogen fertilisers
7. more trees reduce flood risks
8. benefits smallholder women farmers

Principles for a Just Transition in Agriculture from @ActionAid:

actionaid.org/publications/2…

-most food production has been based on high-input and resource-intensive farming systems at a high cost to the environment

-soil, forests, water, air quality d biodiversity continue to degrade

-increasing production at any cost has not eradicated hunger
fao.org/news/story/en/…

'Approaches like agroecology work with nature and avoid the chemical fertilisers and pesticides that harm the environment and human health. Agroecology can provide multiple benefits to farmers, including improved resilience to climate change.'
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actionaid.org/news/2019/just…