Posts Tagged ‘sustainable agriculture’
Book Chapter in “For All Generations: Making World Agriculture More Sustainable ” Publicly Funded Models Supporting Sustainable Agriculture: Four Model Profiles 1997
For All Generations: Making World Agriculture More Sustainable Edited by Patrick Madden and Scott Chaplowe. Publisher: Om Pub Consultants (June 25, 1997) ISBN-10: 0965576701 ISBN-13: 978-0965576703 Chapter 12 Publicly Funded Models Supporting Sustainable Agriculture: Four Model Profiles by Roger Blobaum Nearly five years have passed since representatives of 178 countries came together at the Earth…
Read MoreBook Chapter in “For All Generations: Making World Agriculture More Sustainable” – The Worldwide Expansion of Organic Farming: Its Potential Contribution to a Global Transition to Sustainable Agriculture 1997
For All Generations: Making World Agriculture More Sustainable Edited by Patrick Madden and Scott Chaplowe. Publisher: Om Pub Consultants (June 25, 1997) ISBN-10: 0965576701 ISBN-13: 978-0965576703 Chapter 7 The Worldwide Expansion of Organic Farming: Its Potential Contribution to a Global Transition to Sustainable Agriculture by Roger Blobaum Expansion of organic fanning throughout the world, rapid…
Read MoreReport by WSAA to the Commission for Sustainable Development of the United Nations – Publicly Funded Models Supporting Sustainable Agriculture: Twenty Model Profiles 1997
Dedicated to the well being of all people in harmony with Nature WSAA Report to the Commission for Sustainable Development of the United Nations WSAA Occasional Paper No. 3 April 1997 by Roger Blobaum Preface Established in 1991, The World Sustainable Agriculture Association (WSAA) is an educational, research, advocacy and service organization that promotes agricultural…
Read MoreEarth Summit Article titled Two Years After Rio: Progress in Making a Global Transition to Sustainable Agriculture 1995
TWO YEARS AFTER RIO: PROGRESS IN MAKING A GLOBAL TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE Reprinted from FFTC Book Series No. 46 Sustainable Food Production in the Asian and Pacific Region December 1995 By Roger Blobaum World Sustainable Agriculture Association (WSAA) 907 North Tower, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington D.C. 20004, U.S.A. Keynote Speech INTRODUCTION As a…
Read MorePaper titled Current Status and Future Prospects in Selected Countries | 1995
By Roger Blobaum, World Sustainable Agriculture Association. October 1995 INTRODUCTION The main focus of this paper is a review of progress being made in a transition to more environmentally sound farming methods in several important agricultural countries outside of Europe. It reports on agricultural trends and changes underway in the United States, Canada, Australia, China,…
Read MoreEarth Summit: Draft Framework for NGO Working Group on Sustainable Agriculture 1995
Background and Purposes: The Nongovernmental Working Group on Sustainable Agriculture (working group for short) has been in existence since May, 1992 when it was formed to assist with coordination of NGO position and consensus development for the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. The working group has no formal status, but is an adhoc and…
Read MoreArticle published in the “Wisconsin Academy Review” – Report from Rio: Focus on Sustainable Agriculture 1992
Report from Rio: Focus on Sustainable Agriculture by Roger Blobaum 7th June of this year, in the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro, I attended the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development as the accredited representative of the World Sustainable Agriculture Association. This event, the largest United Nations-sponsored meeting ever held, is usually referred…
Read MoreEarth Summit Report presentated at the Issues and Answers Forum of the UN Conference on Environment & Development 1992
Presented at NAL’s Issues and Answers Forum, November 18, 1992 Updated and Published in Agricultural Libraries Information Notes, Volume 19, Numbers 10-12 October-December 1993 ISSN: 0095-2699 1993 by Roger Blobaum, Associate Director, World Sustainable Agriculture Association (WSAA) I want to thank Jayne MacLean for this invitation to participate in this Issues and Answers Forum. She…
Read MoreEarth Summit NGO Action Treaties On Sustainable Development June 11,1992
These treaties are meant to be new models for agreements unlike traditional government treaties. NGOs which agree to sign on are committing themselves with the other signatories to take action and work in collaboration with other signatories lo achieve the goal(s) of each treaty. They are not meant to direct others or indicate what should…
Read MoreEarth Summit NGO Food Security Treaty JUNE 11, 1992
I. PREAMBLE: CURRENT POLICY & CRITIQUE Food security is having the means as an individual, family, community, region, or country to adequately meet nutritional needs on a daily and annual basis. It includes freedom from both famine and chronic malnutrition. Food security is best assured when food is locally produced, processed, stored and distributed, and…
Read MoreEarth Summit NGO Sustainable Agriculture Treaty JUNE 11, 1992
I. PREAMBLE: CURRENT POLICY & CRITIQUE Knowing that: 1. The dominant global socio-economic and political system which promotes the model of industrial agricultural production and rural development is the root of the social and environmental crisis in agriculture, and its effects extend from rural to urban areas on a planetary scale; 2. Although the present…
Read MoreTimetable and Plan for the Earth Summit in Rio De Janeiro | 1992
ORGANIC AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE LINKAGES WITH THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT: EARTH SUMMIT IN RIO DE JANEIRO. JUNE 1992 The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) is expected to be the largest United Nations summit ever held. Decisions made at UNCED are likely to shape the international environmental agenda well…
Read MoreProposals for Language On Sustainable Agriculture In Agenda 21 | 1992
SUBMITTED BY ORGANIC FARMERS ASSOCIATIONS COUNCIL, GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL AND EARTHSAVE FOUNDATION Prepared for the Fourth Session of the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development Working Group I – Land Resources 2 March – 3 April 1992 New York, USA Proposed Language: PROGRAMME A: Sector Policy Review, Planning and Programming with…
Read MorePreconfence Informational Paper on the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), or Earth Summit Global Forum | 1992
What precisely is the ’92 Global Forum? The ’92 Global Forum is the series of simultaneous, substantive, independent sector events to take place during the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), or Earth Summit, that will be held in Rio de Janeiro between June 1-12, 1992. Most of the ’92 Global Forum events…
Read MoreInaugural Meeting of the World Sustainable Agriculture Association | September 1991
Saving the Earth and Protecting Our Environment have become universal watchwords. The benevolent Earth has provided us with its manifold blessings of pure water, clean air and nurturing soil for untold generations. However as we head towards the 21st Century, we find the Earth in a sad state of unbalance, largely due to damage inflicted…
Read MoreInformation on the World Sustainable Agriculture Association: Goals, Mission, Policies 1991-1996
Science and technology have enabled agriculture to become increasingly productive, to produce abundant harvests by manipulating Nature, and to increase the quality of life in most areas of the world. However, a heavy price is paid for this abundance. Many modern agricultural practices harm the environment, impair human health, and destroy the social and economic…
Read MoreGoals and Directors of the World Sustainable Agriculture Association 1991-1996
Dedicated to the well being of all people in harmony with Nature Goals of the World Sustainable Agriculture Association The ultimate goal of WSAA is to promote sustainable food and farming systems that are economically viable, socially just, and environmentally harmonious with Nature. We work cooperatively on local, national and international levels to reverse the…
Read MoreINSIDE ORGANIC: Farmers and Researchers Team Up: How This Helps Organic Farmers Shape the Research Being Done (Jan/Feb 2010)
by Roger Blobaum · Inside Organics · Jan/Feb 2010 Recent trends in organic research suggest Midwest organic farmers may want to consider some new questions: Who are the scientists doing organic research in your state? What kind of research is being done? Are these researchers reaching out to involve you in their work? And are…
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