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World Family is creating a space for dialogue and resource sharing between small scale farmers and all of us who value our environment and our communities. All over the world we have a common interest in opposing the take over of the food supply by agribusiness. People and the food we eat are too important to be turned into mere commodities. It is through a thousand small acts of solidarity that we can support and empower the small scale farmers to feed the world.
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Cars and trucks burn almost half of all palm oil used in Europe
Posted on June 2, 2016 | No CommentsMay 2016 Transport and Environment This briefing details the feedstock used in biodiesel in Europe between 2010 and 2014. It is based on official industry data from Fediol obtained by more » -
Video: West African women defend traditional palm oil
Posted on May 21, 2016 | No CommentsGRAIN et al. | 05 May 2016 | Videos (Photo: Antoshananarivo) A new video shows how rural women in West Africa are working to protect traditional palm oil production in more » -
Unsafe at any Dose? Diagnosing Chemical Safety Failures, from DDT to BPA
Posted on May 17, 2016 | No Commentsby Jonathan Latham, PhD May 16, 2016 https://www.independentsciencenews.org/health/unsafe-at-any-dose-diagnosing-chemical-safety-failures-from-ddt-to-bpa/ Piecemeal, and at long last, chemical manufacturers have begun removing the endocrine-disrupting plastic bisphenol-A (BPA) from products they sell. Sunoco no longer sells more » -
New mega-treaty in the pipeline: what does RCEP mean for farmers’ seeds in Asia?
Posted on May 12, 2016 | No CommentsGRAIN | 9 March 2016 Signed in February 2016, the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) will have a major impact on farmers’ control over seeds. The US-led agreement, which covers 12 more » -
What do the TTIP leaks say about GMOs?
Posted on May 12, 2016 | No CommentsGabriela Vázquez of the Spain-based group Ecologistas en Acción explains what could happen in the GMO arena, based on the TTIP documents released so far, if the trade deal passes more » -
The Protection of Farmers’ Rights and Food Sovereignty in Ghana
Posted on March 15, 2016 | No CommentsMarch 1, 2016 PRESS STATEMENT BY THE CSOs AND FARMERS’ PLATFORM ON THE PROTECTION OF FARMERS RIGHTS AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY OF GHANA Read by Dede Bedu-Addo for the National President more » -
Biofuel or Biofraud? The Vast Taxpayer Cost of Failed Cellulosic and Algal Biofuels
Posted on March 14, 2016 | No CommentsBy Almuth Ernsting Published today (Mon 14th March) by Independent Science News Biofuels consumed today are usually ethanol made from the sugar in sugar cane (or sugar beet) or they more » -
Call for mobilization: West African caravan for land, water and seeds
Posted on January 29, 2016 | No CommentsPublished: 22 Jan 2016 Short URL: http://farmlandgrab.org/25693 Global Convergence of Land and Water Struggles – West Africa | January 2016 The Global Convergence of Land and Water Struggles – West more » -
Burkina Faso abandons GM Bt cotton
Posted on January 29, 2016 | No CommentsThe country’s exit from Bt cotton cultivation may have implications for Africa’s stance on GM crops in general, says a new briefing. Report by Claire Robinson more » -
Corporations replace peasants as the “vanguard” of China’s new food security agenda
Posted on November 3, 2015 | No CommentsGRAIN | 03 November 2015 | Against the grain The past few years have been horrible for China’s small dairy farmers. Demand for domestic production has slumped because of milk more »