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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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‘For us, the land is sacred’: on the road with the defenders of the world’s forests
Posted on November 16, 2017 | No CommentsPublished: 04 Nov 2017 Short URL: https://farmlandgrab.org/27620 ‘For us, the land is sacred’: on the road with the defenders of the world’s forests by Jonathan Watts ‘Hope, courage and anger’: more » -
NEW REPORT: ‘Too big to feed us’ – Expert panel sounds the alarm on mega-mergers and calls for urgent review
Posted on October 19, 2017 | No Comments(13th October – Rome) Dominant agri-food firms have become too big to feed humanity sustainably, too big to operate on equitable terms with other food system actors, and too big more » -
The Milk Crisis in India: The story behind the numbers
Posted on October 18, 2017 | No CommentsPosted on October 15, 2017 Milk Crises, Report Food Sovereignty Alliance Press Release This past two years has witnessed farmers across India demonstrating for their livelihoods: a hike in milk more » -
Grayling’s claims that UK can grow more food dismissed as ‘tripe’
Posted on October 18, 2017 | No CommentsFarmers’ leaders are incredulous about comments that UK can meet demand if Britain leaves EU with no deal ‘Our farmers are unable to find labour this year, never mind post more » -
The Séralini affair – or the secret history of a torpedo
Posted on October 18, 2017 | No CommentsPublished: 16 October 2017 The publication of the study by the French biologist showing the devastating effects of glyphosate caused a shock wave at Monsanto – and the company has more » -
Six Middle Eastern Countries Ban Glyphosate Herbicides over ‘Probable Carcinogen’ Fears
Posted on October 14, 2017 | No CommentsOct 13 2017 by Sustainable Pulse Oman’s Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed that six Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman have more » -
US farmers in retreat from “all-GMO”
Posted on November 25, 2016 | No CommentsThe yield of crops in the US is no better than in Europe and the drop in grain prices makes expensive GM seeds less attractive Below is an analysis of more » -
Tainted Lands: Corruption in Large-Scale Land Deals
Posted on November 20, 2016 | No CommentsHow corruption is fuelling the global land grabbing crisis, which has seen millions of people displaced from their homes and farmland. Report / 15 Nov 2016 A surge in land more » -
German toxicologist accuses EU authorities of scientific fraud over glyphosate link with cancer
Posted on November 8, 2016 | No CommentsGM Watch Published: 03 November 2016 Dr Peter Clausing says the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) more » -
EU Commission says plants and animals derived from conventional breeding are non-patentable
Posted on November 4, 2016 | No CommentsGM Watch 4th October 2016 European governments need to ensure new rules of interpretation become legally binding In a long-awaited statement, the EU Commission has taken the view that plants more »