Baranaja Baranaja is a mixed crop farming practice from Uttarakhand based on traditional wisdom. Millets and pulses are the main crops cultivated through this system. … A climate resilient farming practiceRead more
Agriculture
Posted inMonsanto-Bayer / ToMl
Three companies to control 60% of world’s seed and pesticide markets
German drug and agrichemicals giant Bayer has suffered a setback in its efforts to acquire the world’s biggest seed company, Monsanto. Bayer had reckoned on … Three companies to control 60% of world’s seed and pesticide marketsRead more
Posted inAfrica / ToMl
Trade agreements do not build us
An interview with Justus Lavi Mwololo, National General Secretary of Kenya Small Scale Farmers’ Forum. Tell me about yourself and the farming methods you practice. … Trade agreements do not build usRead more
Posted inGMO / ToMl
Why are pests developing resistance to Bt cotton
Pests are fast developing resistance to transgenic crops, according to a study carried out in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh by entomologists from Prof. Jayashankar Telangana … Why are pests developing resistance to Bt cottonRead more
Posted inMultimedia
Invest 10 calories and produce 1 calorie
[ted id=1306] Roger Doiron: My subversive (garden) plot So, my name is Roger Doiron, and I have a subversive plot. (Laughter) (Applause) It is so … Invest 10 calories and produce 1 calorieRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Hunger
The Industrial Agricultural System is Limiting Food Access and Driving Climate Change
Kirtana Chandraeskaran — source therealnews.com
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Farming for a Small Planet
People yearn for alternatives to industrial agriculture, but they are worried. They see large-scale operations relying on corporate-supplied chemical inputs as the only high-productivity farming … Farming for a Small PlanetRead more
Posted inAfrica / ToMl
Don’t Convert Africa’s Savanna to Agricultural Land
To feed the increasing number of Africans who are poor, hungry and malnourished, during the launch of the Transformation of the African Savannah Initiative, the … Don’t Convert Africa’s Savanna to Agricultural LandRead more
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Farming is more catastrophic than climate breakdown
Which of these would you name as the world’s most pressing environmental issue? Climate breakdown, air pollution, water loss, plastic waste or urban expansion? My … Farming is more catastrophic than climate breakdownRead more
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Humans Made the Banana Perfect—But Soon, It’ll Be Gone
On a plate, a single banana seems whimsical—yellow and sweet, contained in its own easy-to-open peel. It is a charming breakfast luxury as silly as … Humans Made the Banana Perfect—But Soon, It’ll Be GoneRead more