Tag: Environmental stewardship

According to the Indigenous Food Systems Network, Indigenous food sovereignty involves recognizing and restoring the sacred and ancestral relationships Indigenous peoples have with their homelands and food systems. Exploring the specific principles of Indigenous food sovereignty reveals a framework that is holistic and deeply connected to a community's physical, cultural, and spiritual health.

Globally, crops often utilize less than 50% of applied nitrogen and only 10% of phosphorus fertilizers effectively. This low nutrient use efficiency (NUE) represents a significant challenge for modern agriculture, impacting both farm profitability and the health of the surrounding ecosystem.