Climate change could reduce barley yields, negatively affecting the availability and price of beer. This may not be global warming’s worst tragic consequence but could represent a sad loss.
Monsanto has falsely claimed it has been granted a patent on genetically-modified cotton seeds in India. But the Supreme Court ruling has upheld India’s law, which doesn’t allow patents on seeds. The op-ed by Vandana Shiva.
The Semìno project is a journey of discovery through different countries’ food habits, offering migrants employment opportunities and allowing us to enjoy the properties of vegetables from all over the world.
The Indian state of Sikkim is the first to be certified as fully organic, and is now ready to export its model to the rest of the world. Its delegation told us how all this has been possible.
A California jury has ordered Monsanto to pay 289 million dollars in damages to a gardener who contracted cancer after using glyphosate-based herbicides for over 30 years.
Monsanto is now property of Bayer, and its name has ceased to exist. Agriculture is in the hands of a few large corporations now more than ever, with dire consequences for people and the environment.
Despite the world population keeps growing, nobody should be left behind. To do so we need a transformation and services, like the internet. IFAD President Gilbert Houngbo tells his vision to support small famers and the communities they belong to.
Princess Viktória de Bourbon de Parme, patron of Save The Children Netherlands, aims to make a difference in children’s lives. And to achieve big results, she’s counting on small farmers.
It’s all about telling the right stories. Danielle Nierenberg, founder of the think tank Food Tank, travels the world meeting people who are revolutionising the food system. In this interview she shares some of these eye-opening experiences.
A transition towards agroecology is needed to beat the diktats of a production model that is poisoning our Planet and our lives. The op-ed by Navdanya International.
