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
Agriculture
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
Posted inMultimedia
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
Posted inEconomics / India / News
11,400 Farmers Committed Suicide In 2016
After a discussion in the Lok Sabha on the agrarian crisis, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said that as many as 11,400 farmers committed … 11,400 Farmers Committed Suicide In 2016Read more
Posted inDocumentary / Multimedia / Organic
Unbroken Ground
Unbroken Ground http://www.patagoniaprovisions.com/pages/unbroken-ground
Posted inGMO
GM crop planting declines for the first time
The area planted with genetically modified crops globally declined for the first time in 2015. The 1% decline — the first in the technology’s 20-year … GM crop planting declines for the first timeRead more
Posted inMultimedia / Permaculture
A 1-acre permaculture farm supplies 50 families
Brett Cooper — source treehugger.com
Posted inMonsanto-Bayer / News / Pesticide / USA Empire
California Adds Roundup to Cancer Watchlist
In a move celebrated by scientists and activists, California on Monday announced it would add glyphosate—the active ingredient in the Monsanto-produced weed killer Roundup—to its … California Adds Roundup to Cancer WatchlistRead more