Colin Todhunter The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and an assortment of high-profile figures and policymakers are pushing for unregulated gene-editing technologies, the rollout of bio-synthetic food created in laboratories, the expanded use of patented seeds and the rollback of subsidies and support for farmers in places like India. These neoliberal evangelists despise democracy and …
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and an assortment of high-profile figures and policy makers are pushing for unregulated gene-editing technologies, the rollout of bio-synthetic food created in laboratories, the expanded use of patented seeds and the roll back of subsidies and support for farmers in places like India. These neoliberal evangelists despise democracy and believe that state machinery and[Read More...]
Colin Todhunter In June 2018, the Joint Action Committee against Foreign Retail and E-commerce (JACAFRE) issued a statement on Walmart’s acquisition of Flipkart. It argued that it undermines India’s economic and digital sovereignty and the livelihood of millions in India. The deal would lead to Walmart and Amazon dominating India’s e-retail sector. These two US …
In June 2018, the Joint Action Committee against Foreign Retail and E-commerce (JACAFRE) issued a statement on Walmart’s acquisition of Flipkart. It argued that it undermines India’s economic and digital sovereignty and the livelihood of millions in India. The deal would lead to Walmart and Amazon dominating India’s e-retail sector. These two US companies would […]
Burdigala Presse propose ici un reportage sur Dominique Massoubre, berger dans le nord de la Gironde qui depuis 30 ans, au sein de la Ferme conservatoire de Leyssart, sauve des races dont personne ne voyait l'utilité. Aujourd'hui, lui et son troupeau sont plébiscités pour désherber prairies, vignes et champs. Ce berger signe-t-il la fin de l'ère des pesticides ? En tout cas il y contribue. Une vidéo proposée par la chaîne YT de Burdigala Presse à laquelle il est chaudement recommandé (...)
Burdigala Presse propose ici un reportage sur Dominique Massoubre, berger dans le nord de la Gironde qui depuis 30 ans, au sein de la Ferme conservatoire de Leyssart, sauve des races dont personne ne voyait l'utilité. Aujourd'hui, lui et son troupeau sont plébiscités pour désherber prairies, vignes et champs. Ce berger signe-t-il la fin de l'ère des pesticides ? En tout cas il y contribue. Une vidéo proposée par la chaîne YT de Burdigala Presse à laquelle il est chaudement recommandé (...)
Madagascar is in great pain. Theodore Mbainaissem, the head of the World Food Programme (WFP) sub-office in Ambovombe, southern Madagascar, says: “Seeing the physical condition of people extremely affected by hunger who can no longer stand…children who are completely emaciated, the elderly who are skin and bone…these images are unbearable… People are eating white clay […]
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One of the most creative endeavors of farmers all over the world but even more so in tropical countries has been to protect , promote and nurture a diversity of crop varieties. They continued to do so for thousands of years and for well over a hundred generation. As a result of this , over a period of around five[Read More...]
It is well recognized that not all traditions are goods. Some widespread aspects of many traditional societies like discrimination and inequality at various levels ( such as caste, gender and class) need to be rejected completely. However there are several other aspects relating to the wisdom accumulating over centuries regarding farming and allied activities, forestry, water conservation, crafts and related[Read More...]
Colin Todhunter Globally, there is an ongoing trend of a handful of big companies determining what food is grown, how it is grown, what is in it and who sells it. This model involves highly processed food adulterated with chemical inputs ending up in large near-monopoly supermarket chains or fast-food outlets that rely on industrial-scale …
