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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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Colombia farmers’ uprising puts the spotlight on seeds
Posted on September 8, 2013 | 1 CommentGRAIN | 04 September 2013 | Against the grain On 19 August, Colombian farmers’ organisations initiated a massive nationwide strike. They blocked roads, dumped milk on cars and basically stopped more » -
African Food Sovereignty under attack by corporate interests
Posted on August 19, 2013 | No CommentsAlliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa 16 August 2013 Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), a coalition of pan-African networks, with members in 50 African countries more » -
Monsanto vs. Mother Earth
Posted on April 10, 2013 | No Commentshttp://www.avaaz.org/en/monsanto_vs_mother_earth_x/?bRyJCab&v=23931 Posted: 9 April 2013 It’s unbelievable, but Monsanto and Co. are at it again. These profit-hungry biotech companies have found a way to exclusively ‘own’ something that freely belongs to us 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 » -
The view from a mountain; an organic food grower’s story
Posted on April 3, 2013 | 2 CommentsBy Colette Haynes of Ashurst Organics, posted by Roberta Emmott in Brighton and Hove Food Partnership, 20 March 2013 Inspired by the joy of growing, Colette Haynes started Ashurst Organics more » -
US farmers may stop planting GMOs after poor yields
Posted on February 18, 2013 | No CommentsSome US farmers are considering returning to conventional seed after increased pest resistance and crop failures meant GM crops saw smaller yields globally than their non-GM counterparts. Robyn Vinter, 6 February more » -
How to Save Family Farms for the Future: COCA Shows the Way
Posted on August 28, 2012 | No CommentsCaerhys Organic Community Agriculture (COCA): members have this spectacular view of the Pembrokeshire coast from the vegetable field. CSA? Community Supported Agriculture? What does it mean exactly? I have a more » -
Grain Reserves and the Food Price Crisis: Selected Writings from 2008–2012
Posted on August 28, 2012 | No CommentsAs global rates of hunger continue to climb, food prices remain high and unstable, and climate change disrupts agricultural production, the age-old idea of food reserves is making a comeback. more » -
Better understanding of cowpea weevil could improve storage
Posted on March 12, 2012 | No CommentsMillions of farmers in West and Central Africa could benefit from a method of storing cowpea, an African staple, after a study provided an important insight into how the method works. more » -
South Africa Biotech ‘Boom’ a flop for farmers, consumers
Posted on March 12, 2012 | No CommentsPress Release from the African Centre for Biosafety 11 March 2012, Johannesburg South Africa On the 9 March 2012, the chief lobbyist for the biotech industry, the International Service for more »