Veganuary launches 2019 campaign with call for the parliament canteen to go vegan.
… we are to address global warming. Political leadership The public appetite for everything … has not been matched by policy or political leadership. Claire Perry MP, the minister …
Something important just happened at Cornell's Alliance for Science, writes Steven M. Druker. Long known as a keen promoter of genetic engineering, the organization has experienced a profound change of direction. Its new director, Sarah Davidson Evanega, has opened an inclusive scientific dialogue on the safety of GMO crops. Who says it's all 'over'?
… all 25 participants in the Alliance's Global Leadership Fellows Program ; and she then … with these practices, and by enabling its leadership fellows to read my book and attend … risky by the FDA's own experts." If the leadership fellows then read the book itself, …
For decades Israel has been driving Palestinian farmers off their land by imposing restrictions on agriculture, writes JONATHAN COOK. But one company, Canaan Fair Trade, has found an innovative way to resist peacefully, increasing resilience and prosperity in rural West Bank communities, and forging international alliances in the global movement for good food and farming.
… from the compromised Palestinian national leadership. Nasser Abufarha, who founded … humiliation By the time the Palestinian leadership under Yasser Arafat returned from … is not likely to come from the Palestinian leadership. With the PA accepting the …
Members of the food movement share an infectious vision, writes Jonathan Latham - one which is constructive, convivial, classless, raceless, international, and embraces the whole world. Unled yet inspirational, it rests on a novel, harmonious philosophy that combines science, recognition of planetary boundaries, and the universal need for wholesome sustenance.
… . It is a food swarm and absence of formal leadership is not a sign of weakness but of … enormous assets. Distributed, evolutionary leadership There is usually no actual decision … and attributes of social movements - strong leadership, organisational structures, formal …
England is about to extend its badger cull policy to five new areas of the country, proving that only that science is a dead letter to May's conservative government as it was to Cameron's. While bovine TB infections in cattle rise in the existing cull areas, Wales has just achieved a cull-free 14% reduction.
… controversial Secretary of State, former Tory leadership contender and Brexit campaigner …
The earthquake and nuclear meltdown in Japan last year compounded pre-existing issues like falling birth rates, fragmented families and shrinking communities. What does the future hold?
… were built. In Japan reliance on government leadership and guidance has always been great. …
A key element of the TTIP is the deregulation genetically modified seeds and plants for cultivating in European soils, writes Julian Rose. This alone is reason enough for us to reject it - but it's only the beginning of a huge power grab that would make our governments more accountable to corporations, than to people.
… and consolidate US and European global leadership in a changing world order." (Kim …
On Monday the World Bank's Conference on Land and Poverty begins in the US. But farmer organizations, indigenous groups, trade unions and others denounce the whole exercise as a sham that, in tandem with other Bank initiatives, is all about accelerating corporate land grabs and robbing the poor that the Bank was founded to assist.
… role in global land grabs and its "deceitful leadership on land issues." World Bank …
Why is the dairy industry joining in the legal action against Vermont's GMO labeling law? Could it be because a fifth of US 'cheese' can be vegetable oil and starch from GMO crops, asks Alexis Baden-Mayer - and even more of a 'frozen dairy snack' or 'processed cheese food'?
… some of the most powerful brands in the IDFA leadership , including: Skinny Cow , the …
The Royal Society purports to provide unbiased information on scientific issues, writes Steven Druker. But its new guide on GMOs is grossly misleading - glossing over the many dangers inherent to the technology with bland, unsupported re-assurances. The Society must end its partisan promotion of GMOs or risk its reputation as Britain's premier scientific body.
… conducted at the Rowett Institute under the leadership of a renowned authority on food … respect. Hopefully, under Dr. Ramakrishnan's leadership, the institution will restore its …
President Obama will shortly be on his way to India. In this Open Letter, Vandana Shiva invites him to join in securing the essential human freedoms to seeds and food - and to set aside any plans to pressure India into changing its laws to allow the corporate domination of life.
… protect the rights of citizens, and play a leadership role to work with President Obama … times and the future. We hope you show great leadership by working together to strengthen …
Milk farmers in the badger cull zones hardly depend on Caffè Nero's custom, writes Dominic Dyer. So why are the pro-cull lobby so hot under the collar with the coffee chain's refusal to buy their produce? Because it could force the entire food chain to take responsibility for how milk is produced - and a very good thing too!
… time the food retailers started to show some leadership on the bovine TB issue. If they …
For 600 million rural people across Africa, the food they grow is the food they eat. A new plant breeding academy in Kenya is using advanced genomic technologies to produce more robust and nutritious crops, writes Howard-Yana Shapiro.
… the Theobroma cacao genome and is part of the leadership team for the Arachis genome global …
How we feed ourselves sits at the crux of all human affairs, writes Joanna Wright - the health of our bodies and communities. Far too important to leave to industrial farms and processors, it's something we can all begin to do for ourselves.
… time at Embercombe , a social enterprise for leadership and sustainability, as well as from …