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
Agriculture
Posted inAfrica / News
Karuturi Demands Compensation From Ethiopia for Failed Land Deal
Karuturi Global Ltd., an Indian flower grower, demanded compensation from the Ethiopian government for a series of failed land deals as it prepares to exit … Karuturi Demands Compensation From Ethiopia for Failed Land DealRead more
Posted inToMl / Urban
Urban farming in Sacramento
Chanowk Yisrael runs next door to surprise his neighbors with a bowl of cherries he just harvested with the help of 48 other members of … Urban farming in SacramentoRead more
Posted inGMO / Pesticide / ToMl
Why Are Public Officials Protecting GMO and the Pesticides Industry?
It is based on a cesspool of corruption that is most probably responsible for more death and disease than the combined efforts of the tobacco … Why Are Public Officials Protecting GMO and the Pesticides Industry?Read more
Posted inAfrica / News
World’s most notorious land grabber pulls out of Ethiopia
Land activists around the world celebrated the news of the collapse of one of the world’s biggest land grabs: the Indian company Karuturi Global Ltd’s … World’s most notorious land grabber pulls out of EthiopiaRead more
Posted inIndia / ToMl
The Farmers’ Crisis
We believe in “Uttam – Kheti, Madhyam – Vyapar, Neech – Naukri.” India’s small farmers produce more diversity, more food and nutrition per acre than … The Farmers’ CrisisRead more
Posted inAsia / GMO / News / Protest
Farmers protest against the commercialisation of golden rice in Bangladesh
Hundreds of farmers, peasant women and agricultural workers protested in front of the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), denouncing the government’s approval of golden rice … Farmers protest against the commercialisation of golden rice in BangladeshRead more
Posted inEconomics / India / ToMl
Forbes’ ‘Go Bust’ Prescription For Indian Farmers Is A Death Warrant
Background Washington’s long-term plan has been to restructure indigenous agriculture across the world and tie it to an international system of trade based on export-oriented … Forbes’ ‘Go Bust’ Prescription For Indian Farmers Is A Death WarrantRead more
Posted inGMO / ToMl
Slugging it out with a new contender in the GMO debate
It was the closest thing you get to a blind date between a scientist and a journalist. I had never met the entomologist John Tooker … Slugging it out with a new contender in the GMO debateRead more
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The cooking ape
Show #1061 Topics include how seed plants evolved to dominate the natural world; the importance of seeds as a source of human food; and whether … The cooking apeRead more