This blog post by Caroline Ashley of Forum for the Future argues that we need to reframe our ideas about what farming is: away from the idea of farmers as producers of a specific crop, and towards a concept for farming as land stewardship with farms receiving multiple income streams including payments for ecosystem services.

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Read the full blog post here. See also the TABLE explainer What is land use and land use change?

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14 Oct 2021
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