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The Unsettling of America

March 25, 2012
The Unsettling of America

Book Author: Wendell Berry Reviewed by Jonathan Latham (The Bioscience Resource Project) In 2002, peasant associations from all over Asia organised an international scientific conference. The motivation for the conference was the fact that peasants …

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(Un)Sustainable Farming, Commentaries, Environment

Way Beyond Greenwashing: Have Corporations Captured Big Conservation?

February 7, 2012

Jonathan Latham, PhD (Photo Credit: auspices) Imagine an international mega-deal. The global organic food industry agrees to support international agribusiness in clearing as much tropical rainforest as they want for farming. In return, agribusiness agrees …

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(Un)Sustainable Farming, Environment, News

New Report Links Food, Climate and Agricultural Policies

September 24, 2011

Jonathan Latham and Allison Wilson Understanding of the ‘problem’ of agriculture took a giant step forward in 2007 with publication of the UN IAASTD report. This report, which was as important for agriculture as the …

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How Agriculture Can Provide Food Security Without Destroying Biodiversity

May 23, 2011

Jonathan Latham and Allison Wilson According to conventional wisdom, the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte (pop. 2.5 million) has achieved something impossible. So, too, has the island of Cuba. They are feeding their hungry populations …

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(Un)Sustainable Farming, Commentaries

Valuing Folk Crop Varieties for Agroecology and Food Security

October 26, 2009
Valuing Folk Crop Varieties

Dr Debal Deb, Founder-Chair, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies, India (Photo Credit: D. Deb) On May 25, 2009, Hurricane Aila hit the deltaic islands of the Sunderban of West Bengal. The estuarine water surged and destroyed …

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