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
Agriculture
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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
Posted inToMl
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
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Impacts of mega-mergers, consolidation and concentration of power in the agri-food sector
Too Big to Feed Dominant agri-food firms have become too big to feed humanity sustainably, too big to operate on equitable terms with other food … Impacts of mega-mergers, consolidation and concentration of power in the agri-food sectorRead more
Posted inNeocolonialism / ToMl
New Free trade agreements: normalising brutal transnational supply chains
The new wave of free trade agreements, written by and for corporate interests, provides little or no benefits for workers, communities, or the environment. Provisions … New Free trade agreements: normalising brutal transnational supply chainsRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Cuba / ToMl
What Cuba Can Teach Us About Food and Climate Change
The Studebakers plying up and down Havana’s boardwalk aren’t the best advertisement for dynamism and innovation. But if you want to see what tomorrow’s fossil-fuel-free, … What Cuba Can Teach Us About Food and Climate ChangeRead more