Paul Faeth, Director of WRI's Economics program testifies before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. Full testimony available online.
Study reveals potential benefits of climate protection policies for U.S. farmers.
Degraded agricultural lands threaten world's food production capacity . The most comprehensive mapping of global agriculture to date reports that nearly 40 percent of the world's agricultural land is seriously degraded, which raises red flags about its long-term capacity to produce food. Challenges and opportunities for sustainable food security . The sustainable use of rich biological resources is critical for food production, health, and life-support systems. In the past forty years, agricultural output has multiplied enough to feed a doubled global population.