Bolivia: A Country With No McDonald’s
What America can learn from one of the most sustainable food nations on Earth.
by Steve Holt, TakePart
If you traverse the South American nation of Bolivia, from the heights of the Andes Mountains to the Amazon Jungle to the urban streets of Santa Cruz, you'll never once find a Big Mac or a McNugget. They don't exist there-and haven't for about a decade. McDonald's couldn't survive in the mountainous country, so in 2002 the global fast-food chain closed its last store.
UN: Accelerating Biodiversity Loss a "Fundamental Threat" to the "Survival of Humankind"
by Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams
The accelerating loss of biodiversity poses a "fundamental threat" to the "survival of humankind," warned the head of the United Nations new biodiversity body, as he also sounded the alarm on the declining biodiversity on farms.
Farm Bill Fiasco--What Next for the Food Movement?
Common Dreams Editorial By Christopher Cook
May 17, 2013
Farm Bill Fiasco: The Progressive
By Christopher D. Cook, May 13, 2013
Read this piece by reporter, Christopher Cook which was co-published with Food First.
Quinoa: To Buy or Not to Buy... Is This the Right Question?
by Tanya Kerssen
Read the original article here.
Does agroecology have a part to play in a new Green Revolution?
Agroecology is gaining support for its ability not only to increase production but to improve livelihoods and climate resilience.
Cuba has introduced a large-scale conversion to agroecology, and farmers have learned to drought-proof their farms as a result. Photograph: Desmond Boylan/REUTERS
By Caspar van Vark
The Guardian Professional, Tuesday 27 November 2012
The food price rises of 2007-8 triggered some alarming forecasts about the future of food. By 2050, said the FAO, there would be another 2 billion mouths to feed. Production would need to increase by 70%.
La Via Campesina: Food Sovereignty and the Global Feminist Struggle
International Viewpoint
Tuesday 30 October 2012, by Esther Vivas
Focus on the Right Kind of Organic Farming
New York Times Opinion, September 10, 2012
By Raj Patel, a fellow at Food First/the Institute for Food and Development Policy, is the author of "The Value of Nothing" and "Stuffed and Starved."
The countries worst hit by high food prices are food importers. Anything that can keep costs down will help feed the hungry. And the right kind of organic farming can help.
