Challenging Industrial Agriculture and the Green Revolution

CALL FOR INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION INTO GM CROP FAILURE AND ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT MONITORING PANEL

rjonasse — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:39:44 -0400

"Next Generation Biofuels": Bursting The New "Green" Bubble Letter challenges unrealistic promises from an unsustainable industry

admin — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:19:33 -0500

For Immediate Release January 15, 2009

CONTACTS:
o Dr. Rachel Smolker, Agrofuels Specialist, Global Justice Ecology Project,
Email to: rsmolker@globaljusticeecology.org, Office: +1 802 482 2689, Mobile: +1 802 735 7794
o Dr. John Peck, Executive Director, Family Farm Defenders,
jepeck@wisc.edu +1 608 260 0900
o Kathy Jo Wetter, ETC Group, kjo@etcgroup.org, tel: +1 919 688 7302

10 reasons why biotechnology will not ensure food security, protect the environment and reduce poverty in the developing world

Michael Manoochehri — Fri, 01 Oct 1999 14:06:06 -0400

Miguel A. Altieri, University of California, Berkeley and
Peter Rosset, Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy, Oakland, California

This article appeared in: Sierra Magazine

(Also available en español)

Agrofuels and Food Sovereignty: Another Agrarian Transition is Possible

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:47:17 -0500

By Eric Holt-Giménez and Annie Shattuck

For presentation to the workshop
Food Sovereignty: Theory, Praxis, and Power
St. Andrews College, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
November 17-18, 2008.

Agrofuels in the Americas.

rjonasse — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:23:37 -0400

Individual Articles Below.

Alliance for a Green Revolution for Africa (AGRA)

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:15:01 -0400

By Tanya Kerssen

Although AGRA claims to be a farmer-led, African initiative, all of its institutional structures and decision-making processes were developed without consulting even with Africa’s largest farmer organizations and federations. AGRA’s definition of participation is highly limited. prompting one farm leader to confront AGRA saying, "“You come. You buy the land. You make a plan. You build a house. Now you ask me, what color do I want to paint the kitchen? This is not participation!”

ALLIANCE FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY IN AFRICA (ASFA) Challenges African leaders on Climate Change

admin — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:03:32 -0500

Bole Declaration; 25th November, 2009; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

We, the ALLIANCE FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY IN AFRICA (AFSA), representing small holder farmers, pastoralists, hunter/gatherers, indigenous peoples, citizens and environmentalists from Africa, salute the strong and unified approach that African leaders have taken in the run up to the UNFCC Climate Negotiations.

However, we believe that the current African government practices do not go far enough to protecting Africa’s Food Sovereignty, Biodiversity, and the Culture and Livelihoods of her people.

AN EVENING OF DEBATE ON SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY

admin — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:58:24 -0400

Start: 11/17/2008 - 07:00

End: 11/17/2008 - 09:30

Timezone: Etc/GMT-7

Bioengineer Drew Endy is the leading enabler of open-source biotechnology. Technology activist Jim Thomas is the leading critic of biotech, based with ETC Group in Ottawa.

"Synthetic Biology includes the broad redefinition and expansion of biotechnology, with the ultimate goals of being able to design and build engineered biological systems that process information, manipulate chemicals, fabricate materials and structures, produce energy, provide food, and maintain and enhance human health and our environment." -- Wikipedia.

Anatomy of a 'Gene Spill'

Melissa Moore — Sun, 08 Oct 2000 21:00:50 -0400

Anatomy of a 'Gene Spill': Do We Really Need Genetically Engineered Food?

By Peter Rosset

Peter Rosset has a Ph.D. in agricultural ecology and is co-director of Food First.

Also available in PDF format.

Beware Americans Bearing Gifts - Another Poisoned Chalice in Africa

admin — Thu, 08 Aug 2002 19:28:47 -0400

Raj Patel*
August 08, 2002

The United States Agency for International Development recently chartered a ship - The Liberty Star - to deliver thirty six thousand tons of grain to an estimated 13 million starving people Southern Africa. The Malawian government accepted the donation, and Zimbabwe has just allowed the grain to be imported, as long as it is milled. Mozambique, however, will not let it cross its soil, and Zambia has decided that it wants nothing to do with it. Why? Because the US cannot guarantee that the grain is not genetically modified.