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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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Sit-in and Hunger-Strike in Mexico City Against GMO Corn Plantations
Posted on February 17, 2013 | No CommentsBy Timothy Shipp Monday February 04, 2013 The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center in Mexico has collected 28,000 traditional varieties of Maize. Photo: CIMMYT On Wednesday, January 23rd, regional more » -
As Challenge over Seed Rights Approaches Supreme Court, New Report Exposes Devastating Impact of Monsanto Practices on U.S. Farmers
Posted on February 17, 2013 | No CommentsCenter for Food Safety and Save Our Seeds Investigate Role of Seed Patents in Consolidating Corporate Control of Global Food Supply February 12, 2013, Washington, D.C. – Today, one week more » -
Food Crisis and the Global Land Grab
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GMO Myths and Truths
Posted on August 28, 2012 | No CommentsAn evidence-based examination of the claims made for the safety and efficacy of genetically modified crops Michael Antoniou Claire Robinson John Fagan June 2012 http://earthopensource.org/files/pdfs/GMO_Myths_and_Truths/GMO_Myths_and_Truths_1.1.pdf Just a Taster Genetically modified more » -
MONSANTO AND SYNGENTA: FUNDING AGRA FOR AFRICA?
Posted on June 15, 2012 | 1 CommentBy Anne Outwarer for Daily News Tanzania, on 3rd June 2012 (http://dailynews.co.tz/index.php/columnists/columnists/5819-monsanto-and-syngenta-funding-agra-for-africa) In recent weeks we have been examining genetically engineered food plants. We have seen that they more » -
THE NEW ALLIANCE FOR FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION: NOTHING NEW ABOUT IGNORING AFRICA’S FARMERS
Posted on June 15, 2012 | No CommentsBy Eric Giminez for Huffington Post, 23.05.2012. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-holt-gimenez/africa-food-security_b_1537279.html) President Barack Obama wants to convince the world that he is actually a liberal after all. First he not-so-hastily follows more » -
Britain To Help African Food Supply Problems
Posted on May 21, 2012 | No CommentsBritain will improve food supply and farming across Africa to help pull 50 million people out of chronic poverty over the next ten years in conjunction with the private more » -
Africa Sitting On Sea Of Groundwater Reserves
Posted on May 21, 2012 | No CommentsBy Chris Wickham (Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:12am) (Reuters) – Huge reserves of underground water in some of the driest parts of Africa could provide a buffer against the more » -
We Are All One Humanity Native American Elders Speaking About The Web That Binds Us All
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In Defence of Food Sovereignty: Stop Water Grabbing!
Posted on March 23, 2012 | No CommentsDeclaration of La Via Campesina in the Alternative World Water Forum We, as peasants’ and farmers’ organizations from countries all over the world, members of La Via Campesina, more »