Date:8/19/2012

Quantifying Linkages among Soil Health, Organic Farming and Food. Organic farmers use organic amendments, diverse crop rotations, and cover crops to promote soil fertility and enhance soil health. Meanwhile, consumers of organic produce are very interested in potential health benefits of organic food. A connection between healthy soil and healthy food seems reasonable to assume, and recent evidence suggests that organically grown fruit and vegetables may contain higher levels of health-promoting phytochemicals than do conventionally grown foods. Nevertheless, defining the linkages between organic farming, healthy soil, and healthy food remains a challenging area of research that requires active collaboration across traditional disciplinary boundaries. In this symposium, scientists from diverse fields will present results from their efforts to identify farm practices that maximize the health benefits of high-quality, organic produce. Read more: http://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2012am/webprogram/Session9797.html

Sustaining Global Food Security in a Changing Climate. Present day climate variability (e.g., droughts and floods), as well as the prospect for significant longer-term climate changes, poses substantial threats to food security at global, regional, and local scales. The nature of these threats and the time horizon for investing in adapting to climate change will vary considerably by region and with the diverse characteristics of different farming systems. In this session, scientists from international crops research centers, such as ICRISAT and CIMMYT, will develop regional contexts for the challenges ahead and explain the resilience strategies that are underway around the world to address climate variability and progressive climate change. Read more: '/>"/>

Contact: Madeline Fisher mfisher@sciencesocieties.org 608-268-3973 American Society of Agronomy Source:Eurekalert

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