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What Does “Sustainable” Food Production around Bangalore Entail?

What Does “Sustainable” Food Production around Bangalore Entail?

The agricultural landscape around Bangalore is experiencing environmental degradation – groundwater depletion, a decline in soil health and agrobiodiversity. Urbanisation and globalisation have changed the agricultural landscape as well as consumer preferences which in turn affect rural livelihoods and food production.
This article explores the complexity of sustainable food production in the semi-arid region around Bangalore.

Using Systems Thinking to Create a Sustainable Food System

Using Systems Thinking to Create a Sustainable Food System

The agricultural landscape around Bangalore is experiencing environmental degradation – groundwater depletion, a decline in soil health and agrobiodiversity. Urbanisation and globalisation have changed the agricultural landscape as well as consumer preferences which in turn affect rural livelihoods and food production.
This article explores the complexity of sustainable food production in the semi-arid region around Bangalore.