Sustainable Agriculture & Food Policy

Timothy Krupnik co-authored a recent study in Plos Water that explores intensifying crop production in coastal Bangladesh without negative impacts. They found there is considerable potential to “expand irrigated crop production without...

"I think this is a hugely overlooked area that contributes to people's food security and nutrition, potentially, but we don't actually talk about very much in the U.S.," Niles said.

Martha Matsuoka’s new, open-access book shows how community-engaged research contributes to environmental justice by centering local knowledge, building truth from the ground up, producing data that can influence decisions, and transforming researchers’ relationships to communities for equity and mutual benefit.

Sara Santiago moderated this conversation with Marija Verner, Luis Alexis Rodríguez-Cruz, and Ada Monzón about a recent global survey conducted by Meta and YPCCC, challenges and opportunities in the agricultural sector, and current initiatives to engage different audiences in Puerto Rico.

Through community-based research with organizations that work to “hoʻomomona hou i ka ʻāina,” or “restore that which feeds back to abundance,” Switzer Fellow Aja Grande has embarked on a healing journey of her own.

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson thinks a lot about the possible futures of our climate. Not just one ideal climate future, but a range of futures that could be better if we make some changes.

For more than a month, I’ve been trying to get a hold of someone at the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency’s Puerto Rico state office. Someone told me they passed my message to the director. I also sent emails to various employees, with no response.

The new center will support farmers, ranchers and other food-related businesses to access new markets and navigate federal, state and local resources.

The Maui County Council has confirmed Jonathan Likeke Scheuer to represent the Hawaiian Homes Commission on the board steering the new East Maui Community Water Authority, marking the council’s final action in a heated monthslong process to get it up and running.