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
Agriculture
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
Posted inEconomics / Protest / ToMl
Occupy agriculture! Polish farmers sit in for land and freedom
At the heart of Poland’s capital, Warsaw, farmers have founded a flourishing encampment known as the ‘Green City’, writes Julian Rose. It’s a focus of … Occupy agriculture! Polish farmers sit in for land and freedomRead more
Posted inAfrica / ToMl
Land and seed laws under attack as Africa is groomed for corporate recolonization
A battle is raging for control of resources in Africa – land, water, seeds, minerals, ores, forests, oil, renewable energy sources. Agriculture is one of … Land and seed laws under attack as Africa is groomed for corporate recolonizationRead more
Posted inHealth / Monsanto-Bayer / Pesticide / ToMl
WHO says Monsanto weed-killer is ‘probably carcinogenic’; company rejects claim
US agri-biotech giant Monsanto has demanded the retraction of a WHO report that says the company’s popular weed-killed, Roundup, is “probably carcinogenic”. The company said … WHO says Monsanto weed-killer is ‘probably carcinogenic’; company rejects claimRead more