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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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New mega-treaty in the pipeline: what does RCEP mean for farmers’ seeds in Asia?
Posted on May 12, 2016 | No CommentsGRAIN | 9 March 2016 Signed in February 2016, the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) will have a major impact on farmers’ control over seeds. The US-led agreement, which covers 12 more » -
What do the TTIP leaks say about GMOs?
Posted on May 12, 2016 | No CommentsGabriela Vázquez of the Spain-based group Ecologistas en Acción explains what could happen in the GMO arena, based on the TTIP documents released so far, if the trade deal passes more » -
The Protection of Farmers’ Rights and Food Sovereignty in Ghana
Posted on March 15, 2016 | No CommentsMarch 1, 2016 PRESS STATEMENT BY THE CSOs AND FARMERS’ PLATFORM ON THE PROTECTION OF FARMERS RIGHTS AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY OF GHANA Read by Dede Bedu-Addo for the National President 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 » -
Plan to lift ban on GM foods ignites more resistance in Kenya
Posted on January 29, 2016 | No Comments“We want a government that listens to both sides in the GMO debate” – campaigners CoordinatorKenya Biodiversity Coalition (KBioC) standing second from right and other more » -
Call for mobilization: West African caravan for land, water and seeds
Posted on January 29, 2016 | No CommentsPublished: 22 Jan 2016 Short URL: http://farmlandgrab.org/25693 Global Convergence of Land and Water Struggles – West Africa | January 2016 The Global Convergence of Land and Water Struggles – West more » -
Burkina Faso abandons GM Bt cotton
Posted on January 29, 2016 | No CommentsThe country’s exit from Bt cotton cultivation may have implications for Africa’s stance on GM crops in general, says a new briefing. Report by Claire Robinson more » -
GM-free canola market “at risk”
Posted on October 21, 2015 | No CommentsJenne Brammer The West Australian, October 21, 2015 https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/29861723/gm-free-canola-market-at-risk/ The GM-Free Farmers Group and Conservation Council of WA have warned that WA’s markets for non-GM canola are at risk after more » -
![Resistance to an erroneous ‘development’ model: A critique of ProSavana in Mozambique By Boaventura Monjane Pambazuka | 3 September 2015 Short URL: http://farmlandgrab.org/25304 Resistance to ProSavana [1], the controversial agricultural <a href="https://worldfamilyonline.org/resistance-to-an-erroneous-development-model-a-critique-of-prosavana-in-mozambique/#more-'" class="more-link">more »</a>](http://worldfamilyonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/medium_epa03931029-protesters-hold-banner-with-the-word-enough-during-a-peaceful-CMKNYF-115x115.jpg "Resistance to an erroneous ‘development’ model: A critique of ProSavana in Mozambique")
Resistance to an erroneous ‘development’ model: A critique of ProSavana in Mozambique
Posted on September 17, 2015 | No CommentsResistance to an erroneous ‘development’ model: A critique of ProSavana in Mozambique By Boaventura Monjane Pambazuka | 3 September 2015 Short URL: http://farmlandgrab.org/25304 Resistance to ProSavana [1], the controversial agricultural more » -
Food waste reduction could help feed world’s starving
Posted on July 3, 2014 | No CommentsBy Caroline HepkerBBC World Business Report 3rd July 2014 Continue reading the main story Related Stories Europe’s leftover food online trend ‘End Bogof deals’ to cut food waste “If food more »