The following reports, research studies, and weblinks provide relevant, balanced and comprehensive information that informed our positions and perspectives on agriculture, the natural environment and the global food system.
AGree: Transforming Food & Ag Policy
Facing the Future: Critical Challenges to Food and Agriculture (May 2012)
http://www.foodandagpolicy.org/sites/default/files/Facing_the_Future_0.pdf
The Economics of Ecosystems & Biodiversity (TEEB): Agriculture and Food
International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD)
Agriculture at a Crossroads: Global Report (2009) [More about this global report]
United Nations Conference on Trade & Development: Trade & Environment Review 2013
[Subtitle of this 2013 review: “Wake up before it is too late: Make agriculture truly sustainable now for food security in a changing climate”]
UN-Food & Agriculture Organization: The State of Food and Agriculture (2015)
[Subtitle of this report: “Social protection and agriculture: breaking the cycle of rural poverty”]
Also see this UN-FAO link: “Towards Sustainable Food and Agriculture”
And this report: “Building a common vision for sustainable food and agriculture” (2014)
NGO Advocacy Groups
La Via Campesina [plus see this link: Sustainable Peasants Agriculture]
Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education
Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
— Members of NSAC = http://sustainableagriculture.net/about-us/members/
FoodTank [plus see this link: “Good Food Organizations guide”]
GRACE: NEXUS Food~Water~Energy
— Sustainable Table FOOD PROGRAM
— Sustainable Table SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
Union of Concerned Scientists [NOTE: This organization puts independent science to work to solve pressing problems on our planet. Joining with citizens across the country, they combine technical analysis and strategic advocacy to create practical solutions for a healthy, safe, and sustainable future. “Toward Healthy Food and Farms” is one of their major concerns; their efforts focus on promoting sustainable agriculture in the United States.]
— UCS key statement is found HERE.
— Also see their Food & Agriculture webpage
GRACE: Food, Water, Energy Nexus
UNIVERSITIES / Research Centers
University of California-Davis: Agricultural Sustainability Institute
University of California-Berkeley: Agroecology
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Iowa State University, Sustainable Agriculture Programs
Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, UC Santa Cruz
Cornell University, Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development
National Center for Appropriate Technology
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture: Distinguished Fellow Fred Kirschenmann
Calvin DeWitt and the Evangelical Approach to Environmental Ethics
FAITH GROUPS
Presbyterian Church (USA): Food and Faith
CIDSE (an international alliance of Catholic development agencies): Just Food