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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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In Paraguay, the Spread of Soy Strikes Fear in Hearts of Rural Farmers
Posted on August 10, 2013 | No CommentsBy Jonathan Gilbert / Santa Catalina, Paraguay Aug. 09, 2013 Soya Plantation in Paraguay – photographer: Patty P via Wikipaedia Commons Emilio Arce more » -
The Trans-Pacific Partnership: A Threat to Democracy and Food Sovereignty
Posted on August 8, 2013 | No CommentsFood First – Institute for Food & Development Policy https://www.foodfirst.org/en/Trans-Pacific+Partnership July 31st, 2013 The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), perhaps the world’s most ambitious free trade agreement, is currently under negotiation. What more » -
African Agricultural Growth Corridors and the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition. Who benefits, who loses?
Posted on June 19, 2013 | No CommentsReport June 2013 EcoNexus Helena Paul and Ricarda Steinbrecher Overview This brief report looks at how governments, international finance institutions and global corporations are collaborating in major new projects in more » -
Rubber Barons: how Vietnamese companies and international financiers are driving a land grabbing crisis in Cambodia and Laos.
Posted on May 18, 2013 | No CommentsGlobal Witness’ new report Josie Cohen, Land Campaigner, Global Witness Rubber Barons reveals how vast amounts of land have been acquired for rubber plantations in Cambodia and Laos by two more » -
New research shows that some of the poorest developing countries are showing the greatest political commitment to tackling hunger and undernutrition
Posted on April 11, 2013 | No CommentsInstitute of Development Studies News Release, Thursday 11th April 2013 According to new research published by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), low income countries like Malawi and Madagascar and more » -
NEW SEED LEGISLATION SPELLS DISASTER FOR SMALL FARMERS IN AFRICA
Posted on April 10, 2013 | No CommentsCivil society organisations from the SADC region, and around the world have condemned the SADC draft Protocol for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (Plant Breeders’ Rights) as spelling more » -
Chinese fishing fleet in African waters reports 9% of catch to UN
Posted on April 4, 2013 | No CommentsResearchers say a new way to estimate the size and value of catches shows the extent of looting of Africa http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/apr/03/chinese-fishing-fleet-african-catch John Vidal, environment editor, guardian.co.uk, 3 April 2013 The more » -
Research based on ‘Livelihood Security in a Changing Environment: Organic Conservation Agriculture in Mashonaland East’
Posted on April 3, 2013 | No CommentsWritten by: Georgina McAllister (GardenAfrica). Report reviewers John Wilson, Ebbie Dengu, Jeremy Cherfas, & thanks to: Cornelius Murombedzi, Michael Connolly. Unlocking Zimbabwe’s Organic Potential – GardenAfrica This report has been more » -
Deleting our Rights, Bracketing our Future Why we need a People’s Summit
Posted on April 3, 2013 | No CommentsBy Paul Quintos, Ibon International, March 23, 2012 I think the best way to appreciate the people’s summit in Rio is to look at what’s happening here in this hall more » -
Monsanto v. Bowman: The Master’s Law
Posted on April 3, 2013 | No CommentsEric Holt Giminez, Executive Director, Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-holt-gimenez/monsanto-v-bowman-the-mas_b_2721776.html?view=print&comm_ref=false The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments for Vernon Hugh Bowman v. Monsanto Co. The 75-year-old Indiana soybean more »