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Author Archives: Jon Christian
Conscientious Investors: The Role of Socially Responsible Investment in Sustainable Agriculture
/ November 7, 2011 6:22 pm
Socially responsible investment is the idea that investments are social as well as financial. What role can that longstanding movement play in the development of sustainable agriculture? “Within sustainable agriculture investments we have definitely focused on local enterprises where we understand the food system and can get to know the management,” said Eric Becker, chief investment officer for avowedly socially Continue reading
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From Algae to Omega: Could a Simple, Common Organism Hold the Key to Sustainable Fuel?
/ October 20, 2011 7:58 pm
Growing concern over the depletion of world oil reserves, carbon emissions and global warming have created a strong incentive to develop viable alternative energy sources. The technical convenience of fossil fuels – and the sheer international infrastructure built around them – have entrenched the established technology. Some experts and entrepreneurs think that they have found a solution – in algae. Continue reading
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Agriculture Policy Experts Hope 2012 Farm Bill Maintains Sustainable Course Amid Budget Cuts
/ September 26, 2011 2:57 pm
Congressional subcommittees are now working on the legislation which will set agricultural policy for the next half decade – and they are doing so under unprecedented public scrutiny of federal spending. Sustainable agriculture advocates and policy experts hope that lawmakers will seize the opportunity to push the long-term local farming and food security agendas, but in the current fiscal climate Continue reading
Startup Profile: Software Brings Cost Savings into Line with Sustainable Agriculture Model
/ September 12, 2011 7:50 pm
Could contemporary technology let growers enter field data on water, nutrition and pests into an algorithm – and receive predictive results more consistent and accurate than traditional record keeping? And can high tech agricultural software bring cost savings into line with the model of sustainable agriculture? Agricultural information technology firm SureHarvest is based on the idea that they can. Founded Continue reading
