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Food security and rural poverty are two of the world’s most pressing, interrelated challenges.
Population growth, climate change and accelerated soil erosion are putting our food system under unprecedented pressure.
Sustainable smallholder farming is lauded by the UN as a key solution. At the same time, at least half of the world’s over 2 billion smallholder farmers live in absolute poverty. Improving their yields and livelihoods is a moral imperative and a cornerstone of our common future.
Food security and rural poverty are
two of the world’s most pressing,
interrelated challenges.
Population growth,
climate change and
accelerated soil erosion
are putting our food system
under unprecedented pressure.
Sustainable smallholder farming is lauded by the UN as a key solution. At the same time, at least half of the world’s over 2 billion smallholder farmers live in absolute poverty. Improving their yields and livelihoods is a moral imperative and a cornerstone of our common future.
Food security and rural poverty are two of the world’s most pressing, interrelated challenges.
Population growth, climate change and accelerated soil erosion are putting our food system under unprecedented pressure.
Sustainable smallholder farming is lauded by the UN as a key solution. At the same time, at least half of the world’s over 2 billion smallholder farmers live in absolute poverty.
Improving their yields and livelihoods is a moral imperative and a cornerstone of our common future.
But why is large-scale, industrial farming unable to deal with the problem? And why are smallholders the solution? What is it exactly that holds them back, and how can we help? You’ll find the answers to all of these questions in our quick summary below.
But why is large-scale, industrial farming unable to deal
with the problem? And why are smallholders the solution?
What is it exactly that holds them back, and how can we help?
You’ll find the answers to all of these questions
in our quick summary below.
The UN warns that resource-intensive
industrial farming alone cannot meet that demand.
Its productivity is already plateauing, while it is causing
Industrial farming has helped feed the world in the past, but at an unsustainable cost. Environmental, social and health crises are compelling us to find a better solution for the future. Fortunately, it’s in front of our eyes.
Small farms employ more people, and are better able to utilize biodiversity. This is why, when they use the right practices and tools, their productivity is proven to surpass that of industrial farming.
Compared with industrial farming, they also
The UN has conducted a global overview, and found that smallholders using sustainable best practices can increase their yields by 79% on average, and in large areas can double food production within a decade or less.
Despite their potential, most smallholders today are unable to
increase their productivity, and are trapped in a
vicious cycle of poverty. They lack
Blooom changes all of this.
Our platform addresses the systemic causes of smallholder poverty, and turns small farms into thriving, sustainable businesses.
The UN warns that resource-intensive industrial farming alone cannot meet that demand.
Its productivity is already plateauing, while it is causing
Industrial farming has helped feed the world in the past, but at an unsustainable cost. Environmental, social and health crises are compelling us to find a better solution for the future. Fortunately, it’s in front of our eyes.
Small farms employ more people, and are better able to utilize biodiversity. This is why, when they use the right practices and tools, their productivity is proven to surpass that of industrial farming.
Compared with industrial farming, they also
The UN has conducted a global overview, and found that smallholders using sustainable best practices can increase their yields by 79% on average, and in large areas can double food production within a decade or less.
Despite their potential, most smallholders today are unable to increase their productivity, and are trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty. They lack
Blooom changes all of this.
Our platform addresses the systemic causes of smallholder poverty, and turns small farms into thriving, sustainable businesses.
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