With Brexit the UK will have to chose between two visions of our farming future, writes Keith Tyrell. Will it be heavily subsidised corporate agribusiness that ravages both nature and small, high quality farmers. Or will we seize the chance to build a sustainable food and farming system that supports wildlife, landscape, family farms, organic production and diverse rural economies?
… Brexit the UK will have to chose between two visions of our farming future, writes Keith … to occupy the space and presenting competing visions for the future of UK farming and the countryside. One vision is for the UK to tear up environmental …
What role does technology play in our ecologically sustainable future, and how do we get there?
… and the future in general. But these new visions can too easily mistake technology as … supportive of accelerationism’s inspiring vision, Vansinjtan finds it seriously lacking … Rut Elliot Blomqvist examines three different visions of possible future worlds and the role …
The World Bank exists to fight poverty. So why does it promote a profit-driven model of agriculture that enriches corporations at the expense of the small farmers who provide most of the world's food, creating poverty by stealing their land and water, depleting resources and undermining sustainable livelihoods?
… Meetings of the World Bank. There are two visions. They are often portrayed as being … and large private foundations. Their vision is one in which farming is seen, first … The Rules and the Oakland Institute hold a vision in which power is not centralized in …
In the year 2067, the eating of meat - carnism - will be seen as crime similar to cannibalism today, writes Matthew Adams. That is, in the fertile imagination of Simon Amstell, expressed in his BBC iPlayer film 'Carnage'. With 55 billion animals slaughtered every year for their meat, the vision looks remote. But the world will be a far better place if we begin the transition to plant-based diets - for our health, that of the planet, and not least, the animals themselves.
… slaughtered every year for their meat, the vision looks remote. But the world will be a … are some good reasons why this is an unlikely vision of the future. For a start, the number … appears to cast further doubt on the utopian vision of Carnage . Most people who eat meat …
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.
… of the food movement share an infectious vision, writes Jonathan Latham - one which is … there are remarkable overlaps of purpose and vision between the parts. This was on show at … life. In other words, the neo-Darwinist vision is wrong in that it trivialises …
The authors of 'Degrowth in the Suburbs' discuss their vision for a radical urban imaginary.
… of 'Degrowth in the Suburbs' discuss their vision for a radical urban imaginary. ‘Growth’ … degrowth . Downscaling economies Degrowth envisions a process of deliberately downscaling … retrofitting our cities according to a new vision of prosperity. But what form will the …
Greenpeace's chief scientist Dr Paul Johnston on why recent proposals to expand GM technology support a flawed agricultural system and serve the biotech companies with the greatest vested interests
… UK, Professor Jonathan Jones, outlined his vision for the future of GM crops, proposing … of these crops. In my view, Prof. Jones’ vision is deeply flawed in relation to its …
As the Brexit negotiations begin, a coalition of grassroots food and farming organisations today launch ‘A People's Food Policy' calling for England to develop a more progressive food policy in advance of leaving the EU. Scotland is already in the process of adopting national food policies and is currently developing a ‘Good Food Nation Bill', while England has yet to make any progress
… groundbreaking manifesto outlining a people's vision of food and farming in England that is … resulted in a set of policy proposals and a vision for change that is rooted in the lived …
We need a new narrative for our shared socioeconomic future.
… whole world can use to underpin scenarios and visions of how things might evolve, … An agreed set of scenarios ensures our visions of future change (such as climate …
Scotland's small-scale farmers have welcomed their government's decision to prevent the growing of GM crops, aimed at enhancing the country's 'clean, green status', among a coalition of green NGOs.
… our food system." The letter also sets out a vision of agriculture very different to that … as a commodity - at the heart of Scotland's vision for agriculture. Diversity of crops and … food for people at the heart of Scotland's vision for agriculture. Diversity of crops and …
The real reason why 'golden rice' remains uncultivated after a 20 year effort is its poor agronomic performance, write Angelika Hilbeck & Hans Herren. But beyond that, the very idea of golden rice as a 'solution' to Vitamin A deficiency fails to recognise the real causes of malnutrition - poverty, hunger and poor diet. How will golden rice reach poor children in the first place? And will they ever get the rich, oily diet they need to assimilate its fat-soluble nutrients?
… modified (GMO) golden rice reveals a deep division. The split lies not only between civil … but also within the science community - a division in the visions for our common future and which path …
Rooted in the Andean principles of sharing, resilience and 'Vivir Bien' (Living Well), Bolivian activists in the world's highest capital city are building cooperative, grassroots alternatives to the profit-oriented economy, writes Sian Cowman. Their weekly lunch party is just the most visible way in which they are challenging the injustice of capitalism and the fragmentation it inflicts on communities.
… marginalization and causes so much social division and environmental destruction. Finding … to keep working for social change, their vision for a different world, and the … between them to find the way towards that vision. While the experience in Tamera …
The health of our soils is more important now than ever, says the Soil Association’s Helen Browning - especially with the challenges that climate change will bring ...
… HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE A year-by-year vision of a sustainable future The Transition … society. Shaun Chamberlin outlines this vision - beginning with a landmark 2010 …
The UK government's insistence of pursuing fracking is based on a flawed and utterly misinformed vision of our future, write Alex Russell and Peter Strachan. Rather than delivering the prosperity they promise, large scale fracking would cause massive pollution of air and water, undermine vital export industries, and leave us with an irretrievably damaged economy and natural environment.
… is based on a flawed and utterly misinformed vision of our future, write Alex Russell and …
Julian Rose's diverse collection of essays is engaging, enlightening and life affirming, writes Philip Lymbery - conveying an organic farmer's revulsion at the increasing horrors of industrial agriculture, while setting out his vision of the green and sustainable future he is working to bring about.
… industrial agriculture, while setting out his vision of the green and sustainable future he …
The Soil Association doesn't need to 'get back to its roots', writes Helen Browning - because it never left them! It remains firmly committed to its founders' original organic mission for health, environment and animal welfare. And that means reaching out to a broader public, ensuring that organic principles are ever more widely understood and applied.
… we are making progress towards achieving this vision. Last month, four of the Soil …
A farming revolution is under way in Africa, pushed by giant corporations and the UK's aid budget. It will surely be good for the global economy, writes Sophie Morlin-Yron, but will Africa's small farmers see the benefit?
… from the World Food Program and World Vision. And despite the involvement of some … is obvious. They have no place in the new vision of agriculture that is sweeping across …
The dominant story about the future of the world food supply is logical, well known and widely disseminated, writes Jonathan Foley. It is also completely wrong.
… far from complete. And they give a distorted vision of the global food system, potentially …
Todmorden in Yorkshire's Calder Valley has been transformed by free food growing on its streets, parks and even its rooftops. Julian Dobson tells the inspiring story of Incredible Edible and how the transformational project is going global ....
… Social landlord Pennine Housing caught the vision and saw an opportunity to benefit their … is uniting people across generations. The vision was for children to know how to feed …
Reporting from The 5th International Degrowth Conference in Budapest - which continues today and tomorrow - NICK MEYNEN explores the new narrative of ‘sufficiency' being discussed and and asks will it catch on before it's too late?
… no resistance can win without an alternative vision. "From the bottom-up, a new world view … politicians get an obligatory course on this vision of a sufficiency economy - one where …
Heathcote Williams remembers India's great campaigner Professor Nanjunda's whose direct actions against Monsanto, KFC, McDonalds, Coca-Cola and the WTO inspired a nation and created an unstoppable movement of 10 million ...
… to grow money in Manhattan. Nanjundaswamy's vision was for India to feed itself Through …
The Panorama programme on GM foods and crops last Monday was a masterpiece of spin, bluster, misrepresentation and outright deceit, write Lawrence Woodward & Pat Thomas, with the BBC's top investigatory strand hijacked to force feed the UK population with the purest of pro-GMO propaganda.
… ride and promotional slot on prime time television. It's tempting to say that you couldn't … without genetic modification." This lack of vision was reflected in the strongly pro-GM … unnecessary, as well as risky, was beyond the vision of the production team. Instead the …
Could London, New York and other cities be self-sufficient in fruit and vegetables? Yes, writes Rachel Dring, by converting wasted roof space into gardens and greenhouses. Benefits include reducing waste; raising energy efficiency, sustainability and food security; and healthier, more connected citizens.
… a shared ownership." Essentially, Oscar's vision is a community-led local food system … to find the right investor / partner who is visionary enough to take the risk. These … they're dedicated to making it work. Oscar's vision pre-empts a future where peak oil, …
We can continue to squander our resources and react to food crises as they happen, or we can fundamentally change the way the food systems work, says Carolyn Steel
… logic that sustains it. What we need is a new vision; a reassessment of the way we use space … So how might we set about creating such a vision? The question is hardly new. For as …