As written by Helena Norberg-Hodge "We can thank small farmers, environmentalists, academic researchers, and food and farming activists for advancing ecologically sound food production methods.
Agroecology,?holistic resource management,?permaculture, and other methods can address many of the global food system’s worst impacts, including biodiversity loss, energy depletion, toxic pollution, food insecurity, and massive carbon emissions.
These inspiring testaments to human ingenuity and goodwill have two things in common: They involve smaller-scale farms adapted to local conditions and depend more on human attention and care than energy and technology. In other words, they are the opposite of industrial monocultures—huge farms that grow just one crop.
However, to significantly reduce the many negative impacts of the food system, these small-scale initiatives need to spread worldwide. Unfortunately, this has not happened because the transformation of farming requires shifting not just how food is produced but also how it is marketed and distributed. The food system is inextricably linked to an economic system that, for decades, has been fundamentally biased against the kinds of changes we need."
As SPECCX continues to grow, we aim to become the leading marketplace for specialty crops sales, setting new standards for transparency, and efficiency. In creating new market opportunities, we hope to change how food is sourced and enhance the economic welfare for both sides.
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