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Reconstruction of War-Ravaged Agricultural Lands
Famine begins when soil is degraded, fertility declines and water is polluted and scarce. According to a new analysis released by the World Food Program on March 17, 2026, the total number of people around the world facing acute levels of hunger could reach record numbers in 2026 if the escalation in the Middle East continues to destabilize the world’s...
New HEAL Alliance Report offers a 20th Century View of Precision Agriculture
In their released report “Precision Agriculture: A Costly Distraction from Real Climate Solutions”, the Health, Environment, Agriculture and Labor Alliance portray precision agriculture as a costly distraction from proven climate solutions that entrenches corporate power while putting small and mid-sized farmers at risk. Nothing could be further from the...
Agriculture in the Emerging New World Order
By Ernie Shea, President- Solutions from the Land Following my trip to Rome in the first week of July, I have been reflecting on the new world order that I see emerging at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and other United Nations (UN) platforms. In short, the era of multilateral responses to global challenges is at a minimum contracting and in...
Back to the future with circular agricultural systems and practices
By SfL Board Member Lois Wright Morton and Ernie Shea Since our inception two decades ago, Solutions from the Land has been helping farmers adopt systems and practices that enable them to sustainably intensify production, improve the resilience of their operations and concurrently deliver high value ecosystem services that benefit themselves, the public...
Predictable Unpredictability for Agriculture
Since its earliest days as an “Alliance and Dialogue” on renewable energy and agriculture in the U.S., Solutions from the Land (SfL) has embraced the transformation of agriculture through innovative collaboration and new thinking in an increasingly complex 21st century setting. Over the span of 2+ decades and 5 Presidential Administrations, SFL leadership...
Enabling Agriculture and Food Systems to Support Sustainable Development Goals
In an era of widespread global conflict, environmental degradation, and expanding hunger and famine, agriculture can be a major solution pathway to global challenges. Whether you use sustainable, regenerative, climate smart, resilient or some other phrase to define successful agriculture, the good news is that the sector can produce more than nutritious...
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