Green revolution is locking African farmers into a system that is not designed for their benefit, but for Northern multinational corporations.
… Gates 'failing green revolution in Africa' Stacy Malkan | 14th August 2020 | News Green Revolution Agriculture Africa Agroecology Food And Farming … protest Green revolution is locking African farmers into a system that is not …
A pioneering campaign is challenging industrial agriculture in Africa, returning food sovereignty to the people and empowering women to lead a new movement that rejects the 'pesticide and loan culture' of the first Green Revolution. Chris Milton reports
… Africa's Green Revolution 2.0: rejecting … is challenging industrial agriculture in Africa, returning food sovereignty to the … reports A revolutionary new initiative in African farming was launched earlier this year …
Ravaged for decades by famine and war, Ethiopia is trying to eliminate hunger for good with organic farming. Robin Maynard met the man spearheading the campaign
… years he has, as the spokesperson for the Africa Group in negotiations to establish the … their claims that GM crops are the answer to Africa’s hunger and poverty. In 1998 he and representatives of all the African nations (bar South Africa) signed a …
Green revolution approach of expensive fertilisers and seeds is failing and needs replacing with projects that prevent food waste, build resilience to climate change, and strengthen city farming
… Food And Farming Worldwatch Seeds Gm Biotech Africa ploughs_into_swords_01.jpg Authors say … seeds, provide a sustainable solution to Africa's food needs, according to a report … said the emphasis on advancing agriculture in Africa through more productive seeds and …
Proposed merger between Dupont-owned Pioneer Hi-Bred and Pannar Seeds could spell disaster for local farmers and food security, watchdog claims
… Monsanto in new move to consolidate South African seed market Kara Moses | 1st December … Activists claim attempts to consolidate South Africa's seed market could further expand … between two giant seed companies in South Africa has raised concerns among campaign …
Without women’s full participation and freedom from violence, oppression, and discrimination, our efforts to address the climate crises will be an absolute failure.
… at People and Nature . In most parts of South Africa, temperatures already often exceed 40°C. Violence While violence in South Africa has often been attributed to its unique … data from all 1,158 police wards in South Africa documented higher levels of violence, …
Shock and disappointment at rise in rhino poaching in South Africa.
… Rising rhino poaching in South Africa Keith Somerville | 24th April 2024 | … at rise in rhino poaching in South Africa. A staggering 499 rhinos were killed by poachers in South Africa in 2023, an increase of 51 on the …
A vigil for Mama Ntshangase in South Africa reminds us of the impact on communities and the environment from national coal policies.
… A vigil for Mama Ntshangase in South Africa reminds us of the impact on communities … coal policies. Vigils were held across South Africa for murdered anti-coal activist Mama … by some of the senior officials of the South African Police Service. Keeping a watchful …
After a run of low quality GM cotton crops with unusually short fibres, Burkina Faso has ended its love affair with Monsanto's Bt cotton, writes Claire Robinson. In a further blow to the company, growers are demanding $280 million compensation for their losses.
… 1st February 2016 News Burkina Faso Gm Cotton Africa Burkinabè Monsanto dadjan wassinatou, … could help decide the future of GM crops in Africa, Burkina Faso has abandoned GM Bt … documented in a new briefing in the journal African Affairs , which is published by Oxford …
A charity has given millions to a biotechnology organisation in an aim to advance the use of biotechnology on crops in developing countries.
… aims to streamline GM crop technology into Africa The Ecologist | 1st March 2009 News Biotechnology Monsanto Africa Gm Science And Technology Politics And … organisation, funded by Monsanto, to lobby African governments and smooth the entry of GM …
'The question was whether to die of hunger or coronavirus.'
… Heywood writes in the Daily Maverick in South Africa: "After 24 days of lockdown, the social … children will break any lockdown. In South Africa, for example, many people say that the … internet and diapers thrown in. Testing South Africa is a poor country. But the average …
Global banks, investment houses and pension funds are gobbling up farmland in poor countries for food and biofuels production. GRAIN, winners of the 2011 Right Livelihood Award, says this secretive and unjust practice needs to stop
… fuels a secretive and unethical land grab in Africa Henk Hobbelink | 9th December 2011 … were out in the streets of Durban, South Africa, protesting the negotiations over false … of all the EU! Most of this is happening in Africa, where people's customary rights to …
LGBTQIA+ people across Africa will struggle the most as the climate crisis intensifies.
… Queer African voices call for climate justice … Picks soweto1.jpg LGBTQIA+ people across Africa will struggle the most as the climate … is a hidden victim of climate changes. In Africa, LGBTQIA+ people are already more …
How pre-industrial societies and cultures mesh together with their host environments.
… settings – the Mbuti forest people in central Africa, the Kayapó people in the Brazilian … forest-dwelling communities of Central Africa such as the Mbuti and the Baka. They … Wangabo, director of East and Central African Association for Indigenous Rights, …
The greatest challenge facing agricultural scientists is how to work with farmers producing more ecological and healthier food - not GM, argues Patrick Mulvany, chair of the UK Food Group and advisor to Practical Action
… farming 'can double food production in Africa over next 10 years' Low-input farming … significant increases in food production in Africa, south-east Asia and South America NEWS … Success of agroecology in Brazil, Cuba and Africa should be replicated in place of …
After years of failing to make its modified products do its bidding, the biotech industry is changing tack – now its modifying the protestors. Jonathan Matthews reports from South Africa
… Jonathan Matthews reports from South Africa The protesters were the poorest of the … the march popped up the world over – in Africa, North America, India, Australia and … of Economic Affairs which has advocated that African countries should be sold off to …
How do you get your GM crops and herbicides into countries that don't want and can't afford them? Simple - you just wait for a crisis, and offer a helping hand...
… focused on agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa. He took Malawi as a model, where … or corn is the staple food in most Sub-Sahara African countries. Monsanto was seeking a foothold in the Sub-Sahara Africa. Grant said: 'We haven’t broken through …
Brazil becomes second biggest biotech grower after the US as industry predicts big increases in GM soybean, maize and cotton production in 2010
… February 2010 News Gm Food And Farming Brazil Africa gmmaize.jpg GM maize in Brazil … production in 2010 Brazil, Pakistan and Africa are predicted to see large increase in … Association for Advancement of Science that African farmers needed systems that required …
In August 2006, German chemicals company BASF applied to start GM potato field trials
in Cambridge and Derbyshire as early as next spring. The GM industry is making many
claims about this product, but are these based on the truth? Andy Rees investigates
… of this was Monsanto’s showcase project in Africa, the GM sweet potato. It was claimed … hectare, and that it would lift the poor of Africa out of poverty. However, this crop not … was not a major factor affecting yield in Africa. The claims were made without any …
Plans for GM 'Golden Rice' have divided critics, but Howarth Bouis from HarvestPlus explains why their non-GM biofortified crops with higher portions of key vitamins can succeed in tackling malnutrition
… hope is that a child eating orange maize in Africa 20 years from now will be surprised to … GM crops as it battles famine in the Horn of Africa? In the midst of a dire need to feed … of GM crops - but at what cost? INVESTIGATION Africa's Green Revolution 2.0: rejecting …
How can we centre community organising and mutual aid in response to coronavirus?
… of people with AIDS in Eastern and Southern Africa could not afford them. But gay men in South Africa were instrumental in founding the Treatment Action Campaign in South Africa. That campaign launched a mass …
The days of Apartheid are over, but once again South Africa is the victim of a dangerous experiment. Jeffery Smith raises the alarm over the government's legislation of genetically modified maize
… of Apartheid are over, but once again South Africa is the victim of a dangerous … PR man Alex Avery in a letter to a South African newspaper. He and others are trying to … here is having on the population. Many South Africans are realising for the first time that …
Climate breakdown will stress essential food crops. Scientists and farmers in India are working together to find a solution for chickpeas.
… vegetarians and in countries across Asia and Africa — where about 75 percent of chickpeas … the importance of the crop in Asia and Africa, focus on the legume crops, like … importance of the crop in India and several African countries for food and nutrition is …
Campaigners say plants being grown in US may worsen global food crisis, while farmers express cross-contamination fears
… The European Union, South Korea, and South Africa have not approved its import. Enogen … and nanotechnology in farming INVESTIGATION Africa's Green Revolution 2.0: rejecting … is challenging industrial agriculture in Africa, returning food sovereignty to the …