The role of urban agriculture in global food security is a topic of increasing discussion. Existing research on urban and peri-urban agriculture consists largely of … Global assessment of urban and peri-urban agricultureRead more
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Do not to demonize big agriculture
California Governor Jerry Brown ordered residents and non-agricultural businesses to cut water use by 25 percent in the first mandatory statewide reduction in the state’s … Do not to demonize big agricultureRead more
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Monsanto’s Death Patents
Monsanto has yet another case pending in the court system, this time before the U.S. Supreme Court on the exclusivity of its genetically modified seed … Monsanto’s Death PatentsRead more
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Global Irrigated Area at Record Levels
In 2009, the most recent year for which global data are available from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 311 million hectares in … Global Irrigated Area at Record LevelsRead more
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2014: International year of family farming
Food security is one of the most pressing global issues of the day. What could be more important than making sure people have enough to … 2014: International year of family farmingRead more
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Scaling up seed sovereignty
At a time when seed corporations are pressuring African governments to pass new laws which will create legally-binding seed monopolies (as in Ghana), it is … Scaling up seed sovereigntyRead more
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Ghana’s Monsanto seed law faces set back
When Ghana’s government embarked on passing a set of new seed policies into law last year, they were probably hoping to do so quietly. After … Ghana’s Monsanto seed law faces set backRead more
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Only 60 years of farming left if soil degradation continues
Generating three centimeters of top soil takes 1,000 years, and if current rates of degradation continue all of the world’s top soil could be gone … Only 60 years of farming left if soil degradation continuesRead more