Michel Pimbert

Professor and Director, Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience, Coventry University

farming

The battle for the future of farming: what you need to know

Do you want to live in a world in which artificial food is produced by intelligent robots and corporations that put profits before people? Or one where agroecological innovations ensure we can nourish ourselves and our communities in a fair, ecologically regenerative, and culturally rich way?

April 29, 2021

The Battle for the Future of Farming: What You Need to Know

So. Do you want to live in a world in which artificial food is produced by intelligent robots and corporations that put profits before people? Or one where agroecological innovations ensure we can nourish ourselves and our communities in a fair, ecologically regenerative, and culturally rich way?

November 21, 2018

We Know how Food Production Needs to Change if Crisis is to be Avoided – so Why isn’t this Happening?

Agroecology is based on the idea that farms should mimic the structure and functioning of natural ecosystems. In ecosystems, there is no “waste”: nutrients are recycled indefinitely. Agroecology aims to close nutrient loops – returning all nutrients that come out of the soil, back to the soil.

March 28, 2018