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GE-contaminated flax seed raises concerns for Canadian organic sector 2009-09-11
Organic Trade Association
GE-contaminated flax seed raises concerns for Canadian organic sector. The Organic Trade Association (OTA) in Canada has called the recent discovery of contaminated flax seed in Europe â#ounacceptable...
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Agriculture & Farming Topic Index in Sources Directory of ExpertsSpokespersons, Experts, and Resources
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A subject guide to experts and spokespersons on topics related to agriculture and farming in the Sources directory for the media.
Agroecology Case Studies Article
2016
Okaland Institute
The thirty-three case studies shed light on the tremendous success of agroecological agriculture across the African continent. They demonstrate with facts and figures how an agricultural transformatio...
Back to the Land in RomaniaA Pig, Milk and Cheap Veg Against EU Agribusiness
Souchon, Pierre
Article
2014
Le Monde Diplomatique
The EU sends Europeanisation agents across Romania to end subsistence farming and encourage agricultural competition. But those who have turned to self-sufficient farming because of austerity resist t...
Biofuel or Biofraud? The Vast Taxpayer Cost of Failed Cellulosic and Algal BiofuelsErnsting, Almuth
Article
2016
Independent Science News
In November 2014, cellulosic biofuel company KiOR filed for bankruptcy, having shut down their refinery in Columbus, Mississippi earlier that year. There have been many unsuccessful biofuel ventures o...
The Birth of Agro-Resistance in PalestineCook, Jonathan
Article
2016
CounterPunch
Canaan Fiar Trade, a co-operative farming project with a model of self-sufficiency and dignity, has grown rapidly, and now assists some 2000 small-hold farmers in the West Bank, but it still receives ...
Collective farmingSources Select Resources Encyclopedia
Article
Collective farming and communal farming are types of agricultural production in which the holdings of several farmers are run as a joint enterprise. This type of collective is essentially an agricultu...
Connexions Library: Africa FocusWebsite
2009
Connexions Information Sharing Services
Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on Africa.
Connexions Library: Agriculture and Farming FocusWebsite
2009
Connexions Information Sharing Services
Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on farming and agriculture.
Costa Rican Farmers Become Climate Change AcrobatsOrtiz, Deigo Arguedas
Article
2014
Inter Press Service
José Alberto Chacón traverses the winding path across his small farm on the slopes of the Irazú volcano, in Costa Rica, which meanders because he has designed it to prevent rain from washing away nutr...
EnvironmentSources.comWebsite
2017
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Web portal with information about environmental issues and resources, with articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and importa...
Ethiopia's seed banks - under threat from G8 plan to 'develop' AfricaProvost, Claire
Article
2014
The Ecologist
Ethiopia leads the way in preserving crop seeds by engaging farming communities in the effort, and making the exchange of seeds part of village life and culture, reports Claire Provost. But now it's a...
Farmer Cooperatives, Not Monsanto, Supply El Salvador With Seeds Weller, Nathan
Article
2015
truthout
In the face of overwhelming competition skewed by the rules of free trade, farmers in El Salvador have managed to beat the agricultural giants like Monsanto and Dupont to supply local corn seed to tho...
Farmers in Palestine create amazing produce in adverse conditions - and are fighting to export themBlythman, Joanna
Article
2009
The Observer
Palestine produces some of the finest olive oils in the world, not to mention dates, nuts, tomatoes - even wine. Now, despite the conflict, farmers are finding ways to export their produce - and show ...
Farming Under the WallStories of Palestinian Farmers in the West Bank
Mancini, Emma
Article
2013
Counterpunch
The difficulties of Palestinian farmers as their lands are placed behind the Wall.
Food Among the RuinsDowie, Mark
Article
2009
Guernica
Detroit, the country's most depressed metropolis, has zero produce-carrying grocery chains. It also has open land, fertile soil, ample water, and the ingredients to reinvent itself from Motor City to ...
From villages to New Delhi to Geneva: Indian farmers protest against the WTOKhadse, Ashlesha
Article
2009
Europe Solidaire Sans Frontieres
The "liberalization" and 'corporatization' of agriculture under the World Trade Organisation would put at risk the livelihoods of more than 2/3 of India's 1 billion people.
The future is agroecologyTudge, Colin; Harvey, Graham
Article
2014
Ecologist
The way to a sustainable, people-centred agriculture lies in agroecology - farming based on ecological principles, taking account of the interdependence of all living things.
Indian agribusiness sets sights on land in east AfricaVidal, John
Article
2011
The Guardian
Indian investors plan to spend $2.5bn on acquiring vast tracts of cheap farming land in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda.
India's Rice Warrior Battles to Build Living Seed Bank as Climate Chaos LoomsVidal, John
Article
2014
The Guardian
Rice conservationist Debal Deb grapples with 'mindless Indian elite' to reintroduce genetically diverse, drought-tolerant varieties
Land concentration, land grabbing and people's struggles in EuropeJoan
Article
2015
Cooperativa Integral Catalana
The hidden scandal of how a few big private business entities have gained control of ever-greater areas of European land. How these land elites have been actively supported by a huge injection of publ...
Monarch butterfly decline can only be stopped by a ban on glyphosateSirinathsinghji, Eva
Article
2016
The Ecologist
Monarch butterfly numbers are dwindling despite protection of their wintering forests in Mexico, and voluntary schemes to restore their food plant, milkweed, in US field margins, writes Eva Sirinathsi...
Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - January 21, 2018What are we eating?
Diemer, Ulli (ed.)
Serial Publication (Periodical)
2018
Connexions
What are we eating? A simple question which opens up a labyrinth of devilishly complex issues about production and distribution, access to land, control of water, prices, health and safety, migrant la...
The Right-to-Farm ScamThird Wave Corporatocracy
Fitz, Don
Article
2014
CounterPunch
When Monsanto’s home state of Missouri passed the “Right to Farm” on August 5, 2014 the third noose of corporate control tightened around the neck of the US. Unlike the first two steps of corporate d...
Solar heat - transforming rural enterprises around the tropicsWheldon, Anne
Article
2015
Ecologist
Solar energy is not just about electricity. It's also about heat - and three innovative projects highlighted by the Ashden Awards are showing how solar heat can dramatically reduce the carbon footprin...
Toward the Agro-Police StateYou’ll Need an iPad if You Want to be a Farmer
Ruiz-Marrero, Carmelo
Article
2014
CounterPunch
The main problem with precision agriculture -- and the hype that surrounds it -- is the faulty assumptions that it rests on. The problems of agriculture are not caused by a lack of technology, or even...
Western Uganda: crop-raiding elephants call for plan beeJones, Pete
Article
2012
The Guardian
Attempts to stop the destruction of farmers' crops around Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park had failed until research into elephant reactions to bees provided an answer.
Edible TorontoCelebrating the abundance of local foods in the Golden Horseshoe.
Farm Light & Power: FarmingRelates the experiences of Alberta farmers and ranchers with economic, environmental and social sustainability.
Farming for TomorrowAnnual reference for Alberta farmers looking to improve the profitability and sustainability of their operations.
FarmLifeFarm-related news and information.
GrainewsFor Western Canadian farmers and their families. Production-oriented with step by step methods. Includes regular sections dealing with beef cattle, farm mechanics and rural life.
New InternationalistNew Internationalist reports on issues of world poverty and inequality. We focus attention on the unjust relationship between the powerful and the powerless worldwide in the fight for global justice.
Government Ministries & Agencies
Saskatchewan Ministry of AgricultureSaskatchewan Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization (SAFRR) promotes the growth of an agriculture and food sector that embraces change to meet the challenges and opportunities of global competitio...
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaThe Department is responsible for federal policies, programs and regulations related to agriculture and food. Its mandate is to promote the growth and profitability of the agriculture and food sector ...
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural AffairsThe ministry extends practical and financial assistance to farmers to improve their techniques, rehabilitate their land and upgrade their livestock and crops. It supports research and education at agr...
Canadian Dairy CommissionCoordinates federal and provincial dairy policies and creates a control mechanism for milk production which helps stabilize revenues and avoid costly surpluses.
Canadian Grain CommissionThe Canadian Grain Commission is the federal agency which regulates grain handling in Canada and sets grain quality standards. It inspects grain, licenses grain companies, operates a research laborato...
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