Agriculture
Overview
Agriculture is the world's largest industry. It employs over one billion people and generates over $1.3 trillion dollars worth of food annually.
In turn, there are serious impacts from the industry on people and places. Over the last 150 years, half of all agricultural topsoil has been lost as a result of unsustainable farming practices.
WWF works to:
- identify and implement better management practices for agriculture
- create financial incentives to encourage conservation
- improve agricultural policies
- discover new income opportunities for producers
Why it matters
Agriculture is the world's largest industry, employing over one billion people and generating over $1.3 trillion dollars' worth of food annually The resulting impacts on people and spaces are cause for concern - over the last 150 years, half of all agricultural topsoil has been lost as a result of unsustainable farming practices. Read more
What we are doing
WWF is identifying and implementing better management practices for agriculture, creating financial incentives to encourage biodiversity conservation, improving agricultural policies and identifying new income opportunities for producers. Read more
Engaging business
As competition in the global economy increases, the producers that are going to survive are those that are most efficient. Partnering with companies and building commodity roundtables, WWF is working to transform trade in key commodities –palm oil, cotton, soy, coffee. Read more
Delivering results
Together producers, research and extension organizations, NGOs, and governments can have a greater impact than any one group alone. Read more
