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Henry Saragih: Farmers feed the world | The Jakarta Post
Seeded on Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:21 AM EST (thejakartapost.com)
Fighting for food sovereignty, Henry Saragih is the head of the Indonesian Farmers' Union (SPI) and the secretary general of La Via Campesina, a global alliance of small-scale farmers and rural workers.
Food is important to Afghanis - surprise!
Seeded on Fri Jul 2, 2010 12:44 PM EDT (Food Policy Blogs Network)
The importance of food and agriculture has been underestimated in strategic calculations about Afghanistan. This report and audio re-assess this and provide recommendations on moving forward.
The Organic Center :: State of Science :: Pesticides
Seeded on Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:31 PM EST (organic-center.org)
A new study by the Organic Center shows GMO crop acres require over 26% more pounds of pesticides per acre than acres planted to conventional varieties, debunking biotech claims that GMOs decrease pesticide use.
CQ Politics | Lobbyists Stew After Being Bounced From Boards
Seeded on Mon Oct 5, 2009 1:37 PM EDT (cqpolitics.com)
Just imagine the types of pro-people policies that could become political reality if professional lobbyists were limited in their influence! The system might come to resemble democracy!
Healthy food obsession sparks rise in new eating disorder
Seeded on Mon Aug 17, 2009 4:01 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
Not satire: Eating disorder charities are reporting a rise in the number of people suffering from a serious psychological condition characterised by an obsession with healthy eating.
Food Crisis Triggers Land Grab in Developing Countries
Seeded on Tue May 5, 2009 8:07 AM EDT (tradeobservatory.org)
Countries with capital to burn and concerns about food security are buying or leasing land in developing nations to ensure future supply. Rules covering such land grabbing must be hammered out so local people don't starve.
Food Crisis Group Urges G8 to Reject Failed Green Revolution Policies for Africa
Seeded on Wed Apr 29, 2009 6:29 PM EDT (usfoodcrisisgroup.org)
These sensible principles for a healthy, strong and democratic global and local food security are the direction we (and the G8) need to go.
Cow genome unraveled in bid to improve meat, milk
Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:56 PM EDT
The cow is of the bovine ilk, one end is moo, the other, milk. Now science knows why which is which, they've read the genome, without a hitch. While poet Ogden Nash had cow basics down, it took 300 scientists six years to outline the genetic sequence of "L1 Dominette 01449," a Hereford cow living on a research farm near Miles City, Mont.
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La Via Campesina : International Peasant Movement - Declaration of the Assembly of Social Movements at the World Social Forum 2009, Belém
Seeded on Wed Mar 4, 2009 2:36 PM EST (viacampesina.org)
The world's poor refuse to pay for the crises afflicting the globe. The rich must pay, and rightly so given we are the ones most responsible, through rampant consumerism and destructive activities.
PC(USA) - Presbyterian News Service - Upcoming fast focuses on war, hunger and recovery in Sudan
Seeded on Fri Feb 13, 2009 11:28 AM EST (pcusa.org)
Presbyterians are rediscovering a spiritual practice usually reserved for Lent to pray, study an figure out how to act in response to the global food crisis. The upcoming 40-hour fast, starting on Feb. 27 focuses on Sudan and the issues of war, hunger and recovery.
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