Inga Vesper Civil society organisations have called on influential donors to stop funding industrial agriculture programmes, which they say harm smallholder farmers and the environment. The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) — which represents 200 million small-scale food producers — along with 165 organisations from 40 countries, sent a letter Tuesday to donors of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa… Continue reading Calls for halt to funding for industrial agriculture in Africa
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Mexico’s Decision to Ban Glyphosate Has Rocked the Agribusiness World
Timothy A. Wise GM corn presidential decree comes despite intense pressure from industry, U.S. authorities. Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador quietly rocked the agribusiness world with his New Year’s Eve decree to phase out use of the herbicide glyphosate and the cultivation of genetically modified corn. His administration sent an even stronger aftershock two… Continue reading Mexico’s Decision to Ban Glyphosate Has Rocked the Agribusiness World
Impacts of COVID-19: Food Security under threat in Indonesia
Kurnia Dwi Agustina Studies coming out on the impact of COVID-19 point that food security is under an immense threat and farmers are on the brink of loosing their livelihood. Here is an example based on a survey in Indonesia. Various policies have been implemented in all countries to prevent the spread of COVID-19, such… Continue reading Impacts of COVID-19: Food Security under threat in Indonesia
Mars Chocolate invests in Sustainable Cocoa and Palm Oil Research
The new project launched between International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Mars, Incorporated and World Agroforestry (ICRAF) have will focus on two raw materials critical to the livelihoods of small-scale producers: cocoa and palm oil IFAD), Mars Incorporated and World Agroforestry have agreed to collaborate on a five-year research-in-development project, Sustainable Farming in Tropical Asian Landscapes (SFITAL) to explore environmentally sustainable ways to link… Continue reading Mars Chocolate invests in Sustainable Cocoa and Palm Oil Research