The rise of industrial agriculture reshaped not only how food is grown—but how it’s processed, distributed, and consumed. This is the story of a global shift, from small-scale farming to ...

As yields rise and profits soar, the hidden damage of industrial agriculture mounts—from vanishing topsoil to collapsing ...

Farming must change. About 20-40 percent of the global land area is degraded. Agriculture caused 80 percent of global deforestation in recent decades and comprises 70 percent of freshwater use. It is ...

Below, how industrial agriculture transformed in the face of environmental disaster in the 1930s—and how it can change to accommodate Earth’s uncertain future.

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(In the current industrial food system, 85 cents of every dollar spent on food goes to marketing while only 15 cents goes to the farmer, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.) ...

Industrial marine and coastal finfish aquaculture, such as salmon farming, accounts for just a fraction of that production, and comes with a host of negative environmental impacts.

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The $200 million loan was granted to industrial agricultural producer Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) for monoculture soy and corn production in Brazil’s Cerrado, a grassland biome that has lost ...

Lower intensity agriculture reduced these impacts, with declines in insect abundance of 30%, and species richness of 23%. Researchers define high intensity agriculture as industrial, chemical ...

Maslins sustained humans for millennia, possibly predating the rise of agriculture more than 10,000 years ago. These grain mixtures tend to be more resilient to pests and drought, and to lend more ...

We know industrial farming needs to change. But regenerative agriculture may not be the transformation our global food system needs. ‘Regenerative agriculture’ is all the rage – but it’s ...