Agriculture is a core area of Mongabay’s coverage both because the world must find more sustainable ways to feed its human societies and because how it’s currently practiced is generally detrimental to forests, biodiversity, and the climate. Agroecology is the overarching term which encompasses such sustainable agriculture solutions that we cover, from organic farming to […]
KIDAY, Philippines Gloomy skies don’t dampen the spirit of Virginia Nazareno as she happily waters organic vegetables on an April morning in Kiday, a sitio or hamlet on the banks of the Agos River at the southern tip of the Sierra Madre mountain range. “Our pechay are so big, customers are amazed,” the 66-year-old […]