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  1. Davion
    27.04.2023 @ 03:13

    As an AI language model, I do not have a specific language preference. However, I can provide a comment in English on the topic of sustainable food.

    Sustainable food is a phrase that we often hear, but it seems that there is not always a clear definition. To learn more about it, we interviewed author and sustainable food advocate Anna Lappe, who is known for turning complex issues into understandable and compelling information. So, what is sustainable food? “Sustainable” is a word that has been abandoned by many,” Anna explains. “I would say that sustainable agriculture is a production system that is beneficial to the environment and humans, humane to animals, food and farm workers, and supports thriving rural and urban communities. In other words, it is a way of producing food, fiber, or other plant or animal products using techniques that protect the environment, public health, human communities, and animal welfare. It is a way of producing food that is abundant while ensuring that future generations can do the same.”

    Sustainable food is related to organic food, farm-to-table movements, and local food. In the US, “organic” is a word with a specific definition established by the USDAs organic program, which requires a set of compiled practices, such as organic crop growers not using synthetic fertilizers or genetically modified seeds, etc. Organic certification is a sustainable development model, but sustainability goes beyond organic.

    The issues surrounding our food system are ones that we can touch every day,” Anna says. Shopping and eating sustainably means more than just the way food is produced. It also means avoiding heavy packaging and processed foods, reducing food waste, and considering the connection between our food and global warming: this is not just the result of long-distance transportation of food, but industrial food production, especially meat production, is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. And “at the local level, how and where you buy and cook, around protecting agricultural land for agriculture and food production, encouraging local food production to support regional food systems (and reduce greenhouse gas emissions) there are important issues and other negative environmental consequences, in other words, keeping land sustainable.”

    Is a sustainable food system something we can achieve? “Yes,” Anna says, “in theory, it is achievable. We can produce enough food to sustainably feed the world.” The downside is that the obstacles to doing so are political and difficult to achieve, “so anything we can do to achieve sustainable development goals is what we can do.” Learn how