agriculture

Toxic Corporations Are Destroying the Planet’s Soil

Colin Todhunter A newly published analysis in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Science argues that a toxic soup of insecticides, herbicides and fungicides is causing havoc beneath fields covered in corn, soybeans, wheat and other monoculture crops. The research is the most comprehensive review ever conducted on how pesticides affect soil health. The study is …

India’s lockdown may already have killed more people than “Covid”, and it will only get worse.

Chase Reed “Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.Denis Waitley India has a total population of 1.39 billion people . That is 18 percent of the total world population. The median annual per capita income is $616 . …

Old Normal vs New: From 1980s Neoliberalism to the ‘Great Reset’

Colin Todhunter Sold under the pretence of a quest for optimising well-being and ‘happiness’, capitalism thrives on the exploitation of peoples and the environment. What really matters is the strive to maintain viable profit margins. The prevailing economic system demands ever-increasing levels of extraction, production and consumption and needs a certain level of annual GDP …

Joël Labbé : « J'ai été isolé avec les journalistes avec interdiction de rejoindre la manifestation »

Environ 200 agriculteurs ont manifesté ce 27 mai devant les locaux de la direction générale de Pôle emploi à Paris afin de protester contre la politique agricole commune (PAC) de l'Union européenne. Au cours de ce rassemblement, le sénateur écologiste du Morbihan Joël Labbé a été malmené par des policiers. Il a accepté de revenir sur ces événements pour RT France.

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Politique

Joël Labbé : « J'ai été isolé avec les journalistes avec interdiction de rejoindre la manifestation »

Environ 200 agriculteurs ont manifesté ce 27 mai devant les locaux de la direction générale de Pôle emploi à Paris afin de protester contre la politique agricole commune (PAC) de l'Union européenne. Au cours de ce rassemblement, le sénateur écologiste du Morbihan Joël Labbé a été malmené par des policiers. Il a accepté de revenir sur ces événements pour RT France.

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Politique

 Microsoft vs Indian Farmers: Agri-Stacking the System

In April, the Indian government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft, allowing its local partner CropData to leverage a master database of farmers. The MoU seems to be part of the AgriStack policy initiative, which involves the roll out of ‘disruptive’ technologies and digital databases in the agricultural sector. Based on press reports and government statements, Microsoft would[Read More...]

Microsoft vs Indian Farmers: Agri-Stacking the System

In April, the Indian government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft, allowing its local partner CropData to leverage a master database of farmers. The MoU seems to be part of the AgriStack policy initiative, which involves the roll out of ‘disruptive’ technologies and digital databases in the agricultural sector. Based on press reports […]

Microsoft vs Indian Farmers: Agri-Stacking the System

Colin Todhunter In April, the Indian government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft, allowing its local partner CropData to leverage a master database of farmers. The MoU seems to be part of the AgriStack policy initiative, which involves the roll out of ‘disruptive’ technologies and digital databases in the agricultural sector. Based on …