Organic Agriculture, Food Security, and the Environment

Food security: translational agriculture.

397 COVER Children learning science, like these 7-year-olds tackling nuclear physics in 1948, must work through their mistakes and misconceptions. The route to science literacy involves reading, debate, presentation, and writing. See the special section beginning on page 447.

Interactions: Food, Agriculture and Environment

Organic Agriculture and Food Utilization Table of Contents Issues Paper: Organic Agriculture and Food

Human health implications of organic food and organic agriculture Human health implications of organic food and organic agriculture

The role of urban agriculture in increasing agricultural productivity and food security

Today, the world is facing several problems, including population growth, urbanization, food demand increasing, depletion of water resources, and environmental degradation. "Urban agriculture" as part of urban activities is an opportunity to make positive changes in the world food system and produce quality food. Urban agriculture is a new solution to deal with environmental, social, and econom...