The food industry and big agricultural concerns are driving climate change and at the same time threatening to undermine efforts to feed the world’s growing … Food industry is cooking the planetRead more
Agriculture
Posted inIndia / Insurance / ToMl
Unpredictable weather, unreliable insurance, unbelievable profit to companies
Oficially, the monsoon covered the entire country by July 19. The rain, in fact, was above normal. But it was not of much help to … Unpredictable weather, unreliable insurance, unbelievable profit to companiesRead more
Posted inToMl
New genomic insights reveal a surprising two-way journey for apple on the Silk Road
Centuries ago, the ancient networks of the Silk Road facilitated a political and economic openness between the nations of Eurasia. But this network also opened … New genomic insights reveal a surprising two-way journey for apple on the Silk RoadRead more
Posted inBrazil / Canada / Economics / ToMl
Canadian pension funds grab farmland in Brazil
Pension funds are among the most influential actors in the global financial industry. They manage more money than all the sovereign wealth funds, hedge funds … Canadian pension funds grab farmland in BrazilRead more
Posted inAfrica / ToMl / Water
Communities lose their land and water sources due to OLAM’s agribusiness in Gabon
“In these supposedly win-win contracts, I would like to know what our communities are gaining. On the contrary, we are losing and even dying a … Communities lose their land and water sources due to OLAM’s agribusiness in GabonRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / ToMl
Agroecology getting to the root causes of climate change
The latest studies calculate that the global food system – from farm to fork – is responsible for at least one third of all greenhouse … Agroecology getting to the root causes of climate changeRead more
Posted inAfrica / News / Women
Fighting violence against women in Cameroon
On Wednesday 27 September 2017 in Yaoundé, female residents of SOCAPALM (Société Camerounaise de Palmeraies or Cameroon society of palm plantations) united before the press … Fighting violence against women in CameroonRead more
Posted inIndia / ToMl
Harvest of losses
SQUATTING ON the floor with his head held between his hands, 63-year-old Anant Niture, a small farmer from Sonwati village in Latur, stares at the … Harvest of lossesRead more
Posted inMonsanto-Bayer / ToMl
To save rural Iowa, we must oppose Monsanto-Bayer merger
Iowa farmers face a crisis. Crop prices have fallen by more than 50 percent since 2013, with no end in sight. At the same time, … To save rural Iowa, we must oppose Monsanto-Bayer mergerRead more
Posted inIndia / ToMl
Do we have the answers?
M S Swaminathan There is a crisis in agriculture largely because the three major factors that influence its economic viability have become unfavourable to farmers. … Do we have the answers?Read more