A slow raid is raging across the United States, and its targets are not what you’d expect. They’re often tucked into local libraries, stocked in … Why are state governments shutting down community seed libraries?Read more
Agriculture
Posted inEconomics / India / ToMl
Farmer Unions launch massive agitation against NDA’s anti-farmer policies
Major farmer unions of India affiliated with the All India Coordination Committee of Farmers Movement (AICCFM) have launched a massive agitation against NDA’s anti-farmer policies, … Farmer Unions launch massive agitation against NDA’s anti-farmer policiesRead more
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How forests can help to feed the world
A new report shows how forests around the world can help eliminate malnutrition while fighting climate change. Often, feeding the world’s growing population and protecting … How forests can help to feed the worldRead more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl / USA Empire
What happened to America’s black farmers?
John Boyd remembers watching a USDA official toss his loan application in the trash. It was the late ’80s, and Boyd, a fourth-generation black farmer … What happened to America’s black farmers?Read more
Posted inOrganic
Urban agriculture contributes half of Cuba´s vegetable production
Urban and family gardening contributes 50 percent of the country´s vegetable production with over one million Cubans involved in this developing initiative. During the closing … Urban agriculture contributes half of Cuba´s vegetable productionRead more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl
Our crazy farm subsidies
Nearly every industrialized nation on Earth subsidizes agriculture to some extent. It’s a way to make sure production stays high, and prices stay low. It’s … Our crazy farm subsidiesRead more
Posted inGMO / India / Protest
Thousands of Farmers in India Rise up Against Monsanto
Some have said that India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, arrived at the nation’s pro-GMO position with the help of generous campaign funding from a GMO … Thousands of Farmers in India Rise up Against MonsantoRead more
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Seeds of Change
For most of history, farmers have had control over their seeds: saving, sharing, and replanting them with freedom. Developments in the course of the 20th … Seeds of ChangeRead more
