What can produce 10 times more crops in the same amount of space as traditional agriculture, consumes approximately 75 percent less energy than mechanized agriculture and uses 80 to 90 percent less water? Agriculture’s not-so-new but popular relative, aquaponics. The food production system — which combines conventional aquaculture with hydroponics to create a symbiotic ecosystem […]
Harvest the Future Symposium Adds Additional Speakers to the Line-up
By Kim Nicol Toward its goal to make the Harvest the Future International Symposium the most innovative forum on small-scale agriculture, INMED has added new speakers and panelists to the schedule. The new speakers include an array of specialists who will shed light on and generate discussion about food security, climate change, and innovations for […]
Climate-Smart Agriculture, Innovative Thinking, and Creative Investment Point to Economic Opportunity for Small Farmers
Five years ago, at a U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization’s conference at The Hague, the international body defined Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) as an approach to developing 1) the technical, 2) policy, and 3) investment conditions to achieve sustainable agricultural development for food security in the future. We have a long, long way to go. But […]
Aquaponic System Completed in Peru Works with Nationwide School-Based Deworming Initiative
An aquaponic system in Peru, recently completed by Harvest the Future International Symposium’s host organization, INMED Partnerships for Children, will create a sustainable source of fish and vegetables, providing quality nutrition to the local schools and community. We caught up with Kristin Callahan and John Evans, two INMED volunteers on the project who helped guide the implementation of […]
Climate Change: The Promising View From the Bottom Up
The upcoming Harvest the Future International Symposium in Jamaica from June 14 to 17 provides an ideal opportunity to explore Climate-Smart Agriculture adaptations in a place where they are vital to future food security. The timing is also excellent: Coming on the heels of a year marked by the U.N. Climate Summit, the Lima Climate […]
Harvest the Future: Building on Innovation and Momentum to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture
Best known for its Blue Mountains, golden beaches, coral reefs, and reggae, Jamaica beckons visitors from around the world to come enjoy its natural and cultural riches. But to the rapidly growing global community of activists, researchers and scholars in agriculture, food security, nutrition, and climate change, Jamaica offers much more—the opportunity to explore the […]
Registration Now Open!
Registration is now open for the exciting Harvest the Future International Symposium 2015. Be part of this diverse global gathering of thought leaders and problem solvers who are coming together to share ideas, learn, and discuss opportunities for improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers and their families through sustainable, adaptive agriculture techniques. Registrants already include participants […]