Dutch farmer protests signal need for deep solutions to the climate crisis by GRAIN | 10 Oct 2019 On October 1st this year, thousands of Dutch farmers got on their tractors to drive to the Hague, blocking the streets of the city and much of the traffic in the rest of the country, clogging up more than 1,000 km of roads in total with their tractors. They feel they are being pushed into a corner and unfairly portrayed as the main culprits in the Netherlands contribution to the climate crisis. On October 1st this year, thousands of Dutch farmers got on their tractors to drive to the Hague, blocking the streets of the city and much of the traffic in the rest of the country, clogging up more than 1,000 km of roads in total with their tractors. They feel they are being pushed into a corner and unfairly portrayed as the main culprits in the Netherlands contribution to the climate crisis.
UK development bank launches inquiry after murder of Congolese activist by Karen McVeigh | 27 Sep 2019 Independent investigators to explore alleged involvement of security guard for palm oil company supported by CDC Independent investigators to explore alleged involvement of security guard for palm oil company supported by CDC
Yara: Poisoning our soils, burning our planet by Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) | 18 Sep 2019 A profile of EU lobbying by the Norwegian fertilizer company A profile of EU lobbying by the Norwegian fertilizer company
Standardising seeds narrows diversity by Caritas, GRAIN, AFSA | 5 Sep 2019 A comment on the proposed seed harmonisation bill in Ugandan parliament. A comment on the proposed seed harmonisation bill in Ugandan parliament.
Burning the Amazon is a crime against humanity by Via Campesina Brazil | 5 Sep 2019 Statement by Via Campesina Brazil on the burning of the Amazon Statement by Via Campesina Brazil on the burning of the Amazon
Public letter in defense of the community of Cajueiro (Brazil) by União de Moradores Proteção Jesus do Cajueiro et al | 12 Aug 2019 The community of Cajueiro - in São Luís de Maranhão, northeast Brazil - is about to be evicted so that China Communications Construction Company can build a port to export millions of tonnes of soybeans to Europe and China. The community of Cajueiro - in São Luís de Maranhão, northeast Brazil - is about to be evicted so that China Communications Construction Company can build a port to export millions of tonnes of soybeans to Europe and China.
Memorandum expressing the reaction of peasant organisations & allies to CORAF/AATF meeting, Dakar, June 2019 by Comité Ouest Africain des Semences Paysannes (COASP) | 7 Aug 2019 African states are adopting laws that criminalise peasant seeds and open the gate to seed patenting. This CORAF/AATF meeting was meant to further advance in this direction. African states are adopting laws that criminalise peasant seeds and open the gate to seed patenting. This CORAF/AATF meeting was meant to further advance in this direction.
Open letter calling to stop Golden Rice in the Philippines and Bangladesh by Stop Golden Rice Network | 6 Aug 2019 Open letter to the directors of BRRI and PhilRice calling for a halt to the field trials of Golden Rice and the withdrawal of all applications for its regulatory approval in Bangladesh and the Philippines. Open letter to the directors of BRRI and PhilRice calling for a halt to the field trials of Golden Rice and the withdrawal of all applications for its regulatory approval in Bangladesh and the Philippines.
Sowing seeds of resistance: the fight for food sovereignty in Palestine by Sandra Guimarães and Anne Paq | 25 Jul 2019 A great article and video about the difficult struggle for food sovereignty in Palestine A great article and video about the difficult struggle for food sovereignty in Palestine
Iowa crops look like food — but no one’s eating by Mark Bittman | 17 Jul 2019 Inside a system that traps farmers and screws up the planet. Food for thought from the heart of a US industrial farming state. Inside a system that traps farmers and screws up the planet. Food for thought from the heart of a US industrial farming state.
Food sovereignty stories by US Food Sovereignty Alliance | 17 Jul 2019 What is food sovereignty and what does it look like in the United States? Food sovereignty can take on unique meanings in different communities, but it always puts questions of power, control, and social justice at the heart of food and farming. A great series of short videos by the US Food Sovereignty Alliance What is food sovereignty and what does it look like in the United States? Food sovereignty can take on unique meanings in different communities, but it always puts questions of power, control, and social justice at the heart of food and farming. A great series of short videos by the US Food Sovereignty Alliance
True cost of cheap food is health and climate crises by Damian Carrington, Guardian | 16 Jul 2019 Radical change needed to make UK food and farming system sustainable within 10 years, according to government report. Radical change needed to make UK food and farming system sustainable within 10 years, according to government report.
Agriculture 3.0 or (smart) agroecology? by Francesco Ajena | 5 Jul 2019 There is a lot of hype about digital agriculture or precision farming being the solution to many of the current farming problems: environmental, social, economic. But who controls the technology, and how is it related to agroecology? An interesting reflection from Europe, by Francesco Ajena. There is a lot of hype about digital agriculture or precision farming being the solution to many of the current farming problems: environmental, social, economic. But who controls the technology, and how is it related to agroecology? An interesting reflection from Europe, by Francesco Ajena.