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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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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 » -
Research shows pest resistance to biotech crops is surging
Posted on October 14, 2017 | No CommentsUniv of Arizona News, Oct 11, 2017 https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/research-shows-pest-resistance-biotech-crops-surging * A new global assessment helps scientists explain why cases of pest resistance to genetically engineered crops increased by more than fivefold more » -
Palm Oil and GM Mustard: A Marriage Made in Hell
Posted on March 13, 2016 | No Commentsby Colin Todhunter March 11, 2016 The current drive to get genetically modified (GM) food crops into India is being spearheaded by GM mustard. However, the decision to sanction the more » -
Karnataka bans sale of Mahyco’s cotton seeds
Posted on March 30, 2014 | No CommentsMove follows crop failure in 7 districts that caused huge losses to cotton growers BS Reporter | Mysore March 30, 2014 The Karnataka government more » -
Huge Row Over GMOs As Thousands Protest In Accra
Posted on February 15, 2014 | No CommentsLawrence Lamptey Date of publication at Tlaxcala: 15/02/2014 The Coalition For Farmers Rights And Advocacy Against GMOs (COFAM) a grass-roots movement of farmers, labour unions, religious, political and civil society organizations more » -
Slideshow: Who’s behind the land grabs?
Posted on February 14, 2014 | No CommentsGRAIN | 16 October 2012 | Presentations, Other publications A slide show about some of the people pursuing or supporting large farmland grabs around the world Every day there are more » -
Golden Rice: Myth, not Miracle
Posted on February 6, 2014 | No Commentson 12 January 2014 By Dr Vandana Shiva “You cannot solve a problem with the same mindset that has created it.” - Einstein The Problem 1 billion more » -
Golden Rice: Scientific Realities
Posted on February 6, 2014 | No CommentsGolden Rice is not a realistic solution to the problem of malnutrition and could well create further serious problems for the people who grow and eat it. more » -
India – people resist airport land grabs
Posted on November 23, 2013 | No CommentsRose Bridger 21st November 2013 One of many protests against a greenfield airport at Aranmula. Photo: Aranmula Paithruka Grama Karmasamithy. Rural communities all more » -
There is no Plan Bee for when we run out of pollinators
Posted on November 10, 2013 | No CommentsBy Dave Goulson November 8, 2013 We could not have tried harder to wipe out the invaluable pollinator, writes Dave Goulson @Reuters Biologists have been more »