'Agroecology' '& Industrial Agriculture'
It is a difference of ideology
"Agriculture contributes roughly one third of global greenhouse gas
emissions, and industrial agriculture can also be a tremendous user and
polluter of the world’s water resources.", says worldwatch.org at http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/feeding-the-world-sustainably-agroecology-vs-industrial-agriculture/?goback=.gde_2696676_member_169848487 .
They also provide a beautifully described info-graphics (at the bottom of the page), depicting the various causes and effects of 'industrial agriculture' & 'agroecology' as ways of producing food.
The Other Inconvenient Truth is presented by Jonathan Foley
A TED talk on a Terra-culture, which means cultivation for the whole earth.(Below)
TEDxEcoleHôtelièreLausanne - Eva Zabey
The economy, it's nature's business
Eva Zabey has lead projects that include the Water Scenarios to 2025, the Global Water Tool to map companies' water-related risks, and a game that explores how to "Buy, Sell, Trade!" ecosystem services.