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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 » -
Transitioning out of GM maize: Towards nutrition security, climate adaptation, agro-ecology and social justice
Posted on November 20, 2016 | No CommentsThis Four-page document summarises the recent report published by the African Centre for Biodiversity: Transitioning out of GM maize: to agroecology for sustainable, socially just and nutritional food systems, , more » -
The Crossing’s Fight for Regenerative Farming
Posted on November 20, 2016 | No CommentsEmma Goodwin Wednesday, 20th July 2016 Emma Goodwin describes how her family are fighting to keep their residency on a community based permaculture farm that builds deep, dark indestructible soil, more » -
MPs sound alarm on neglected soils
Posted on June 2, 2016 | No CommentsBy Roger Harrabin BBC environment analyst June 2nd 2016 Ministers are failing to protect Britain’s soils on farmland and in cities, MPs say. The Commons Environmental Audit Committee warns that more » -
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 » -
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 » -
Cameroon’s changing weather linked to crop disease
Posted on October 1, 2015 | No Commentspanos.org.uk – archive Cameroon’s changing weather linked to crop disease Cocoyam, a staple food in Cameroon, is largely absent from the market this year after a blight destroyed most of more » -
Cameroon Activists on Trial for Peaceful Protest against Wall Street Land Grabber
Posted on February 13, 2014 | No CommentsTake Action! 1. Make a donation toward legal fees and support local community struggle against Herakles Farms 2. Email Herakles Farms and tell the company to stop its more » -
What Colombia’s Kogi people can teach us about the environment
Posted on November 23, 2013 | No CommentsThe Kogi people are warning society of destruction we face if we fail to embrace nature Jini Reddy 29 Octboer 2013 The Kogi Mama more » -
Calabar Declaration
Posted on November 19, 2013 | No CommentsNov 18, 2013 We, members of communities affected by industrial monoculture oil palm plantations, including peasant movements, as well as other civil society organizations from Africa, Europe, the Americas and more »