The US looks set to approve GM crops that resist the 'Agent Orange' pesticide 2,4-D as well as glyphosate, writes Helena Paul. If it does, the toxic chemical - created in WW2 to destroy enemy food supplies - will soon end up in animal feeds, and the food we eat.
… Coming to your table? GMO crops resistant to 'war herbicide' 2,4D Helena Paul | 8th May 2014 … and insecticides) emerged from the World Wars of the 20th century. They emerged from war and their use is a continual war - on the …
Gaza farmers have lost 187 hectares of crops to aerial spraying of herbicides by Israel hundreds of meters within the territory's borders. The action, carried out in the name of 'security', further undermines Gaza's ability to feed itself and may permanently deprive farmers of their livelihoods. It may also represent a war crime under the 1977 Protocol to the Geneva Conventions.
… War crime? Israel destroys Gaza crops with … February 2016 News Middle East Farming Food War Law sprayed-field-cut.jpg Gaza farmers … of their livelihoods. It may also represent a war crime under the 1977 Protocol to the …
The world is in the grip of a structural war against people, land, economies and ecosystems, writes Colin Todhunter. It is being waged by a quartet of organised criminal interests bent on monopolizing energy, money, food and violence across the globe. But a deep-rooted resistance against their 'neoliberal' doctrine of death and destruction is fighting back.
… The world is in the grip of a structural war against people, land, economies and … that emerged near the end of the Second World War was based on the US being the dominant … US neocons' objectives for the 21st century war, as outlined by the Project for a New …
The world is facing the imminent threat of severe climate disruption from the warming Arctic, write Robert & Jack Hunziker, leading to a global crisis. But the response of the powerful is only to increase fossil fuel exploitation - and damn the consequences.
… Comment Climate Change Food Farming Politics war-syria.jpg The world is facing the imminent … threat of severe climate disruption from the warming Arctic, write Robert & Jack Hunziker, … - and damn the consequences. The 'warming of the Arctic' could become one of the …
Food and water shortages and sharp price hikes in the necessities of life are driving civil unrest and rebellion across the Middle East and North Africa, writes Nafeez Ahmed. Adding to the problem, many of the afflicted countries are of strategic importance for their oil and gas, putting them on the front line of destabilizing 'counter-terrorism' operations.
… and food scarcity are fanning the flames of war Nafeez Ahmed | 13th May 2015 News Water … intensifying water scarcity due to global warming has dramatically undermined domestic … Food-related civil unrest, the study warns, is not exclusively linked to countries …
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 ...
… wealth." This was Professor Nanjundaswamy's war cry As he fended off corporate kleptocrats And made war on genetically modified crops And trashed … in direct action." Nanjunda's followers swarmed through the building Ripping open …
Industrial agriculture and industrial food processing have combined to produce something extraordinary, writes Julian Rose: 'KRISS the unrecognisable croissant'. Just don't make the mistake of confusing it with food. Devoid of nutrition, laced with hydrogenated oil and a long list of artificial ingredients, if you care about your own health and that of our planet - give KRISS a miss!
… mostly developed immediately after World War Two, cereals, oil seeds, vegetables and … and nerve gas industries of the Second World War, and subsequently put to use in … crops are sprayed with one or more of these war-stained chemicals between three and eight …
What's the point of farming? To produce an abundance of wholesome food, writes Colin Tudge, while supporting a flourishing rural economy and a sustainable, biodiverse countryside. Yet the powers that be, determined to advance industrial agriculture at all costs, are achieving the precise opposite. It's time for a revolution in our food and farming culture, led by the people at large.
… are seriously compromised; and global warming has destabilized the climate. For good … everywhere with dozens, literally, of wars and uprisings at any one time - too many … from poverty as in the US after World War II and the Depression, or in modern-day …
The citizens 'right to know' campaign about GMOs has put the food industry on the defensive, big time, writes Carey Gillam. But that only creates the impression they have something to hide. if GMOs are as great as they claim, they should be only too glad. It's time they switched sides and got with the people they feed.
… they are feeding their children. Information wars - can a just compromise be reached? Many … the courts, and both sides are weary of the war. Details of the discussions to be held are … in the United States, winning several awards for her coverage of the industry, and …
Under the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas last August, Gaza's fishers were meant to be able to work up to six miles from the coast, writes Charlie Hoyle. In fact, Israel is routinely attacking boats within the zone, arresting fishermen, and seizing boats and nets, never to be returned. Only last week, one fisherman was shot dead after allegedly straying over an invisible boundary.
… particularly vulnerable following a 51-day war on the coastal territory. At least 80 … the poverty line, Oxfam says. During the war on Gaza, fishermen lost around $3 million …
Sustainable, agriculture must be low-input - and this can only achieved in diverse, tightly integrated agro-ecological systems. The real future of farming lies in complex polycultures ... in short, mixed farming.
… more than 200 years. At the end of World War Two much of lowland Britain was still … were one of the nation's great assets. The war against small farmers For the past few …
Organic farming produces more nutritious food than chemical agriculture, writes Colin Todhunter, while sustaining soils and building organic matter. And we know this from real, peer-reviewed scientific studies - unlike the pseudo-science touted at us by the self-interested advocates of industrial agribusiness.
… in nutrients and fertility . The global war against sustainable, small scale farmers … the UN and development agencies putting forward similar arguments and proposals in favour … successfully, in the past. Barring periods of war and excessive colonial oppression, our …
To understand how technology is used in the real world we must appreciate who owns and controls it, writes Colin Todhunter: whose interests it serves, and how it works in an economic system driven by profit, geopolitics and the compulsion to capture and control markets - while the monopolists proclaim a noble ideology of 'free choice' and 'democracy'.
… of endless destabilisations, conflicts and wars over finite resources to enrich elite … World Trade Organization. They decide which wars are to be fought and why and formulate …
How to dissent peacefully from the corruption, waste and destruction of the world? By a mindful disengagement from evil, writes Julian Rose: from fossil fuel energy to propagandist media, from sweatshop clothing to the predatory financial system. Some of the steps we can take are easy, others very difficult - but what ultimately matters is the direction of travel.
… and feel impelled to take a stand: the outward focussed activist approach and the one … solar, wind and biomass fuels. Heat pumps to warm the home are also useful, as is … you eat It's clear by now to most reasonably aware human beings that food has become one of …
The organizers of tomorrow's International Monsanto Tribunal describe it as a 'moral trial', while the company dismisses it as a 'mock trial' and 'stunt'. The truth, writes Pete Dolack, is that it's about much more than this one company. On trial is the entire neoliberal system of 'free market' finance and monopoly capitalism.
… organizers also see the tribunal as raising awareness of Monsanto Company's practices and … of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and crimes of aggression. The UN … and academic research. Complicity in war crimes. The crime of ecocide. Monsanto has …
Britain's dairy farmers have been having a hard time, writes Vicki Hird, largely thanks to their exposure to an unregulated, unstable, global food market. But if the EU's TTIP 'trade deal' with the US is ever signed, pitting UK dairy farmers against zero-welfare US mega-dairies run on hormones and antibiotics, they won't have a chance.
… to a resilient, safe and healthy food system. War on Want advocates a new way to manage our … is Director of Policy and Campaigns at War on Want . She has over 20 years' …
How can progressive movements rise above merely being right, to mount effective mass opposition to corporate rule and the dictatorship of the super-wealthy? By learning from Gandhi, writes Colin Todhunter, and devising new campaigns that engage with people's everyday concerns - like access to safe, wholesome, affordable, 'open source' food.
… Food GMOs Corporations History Human Rights War gandhi-cut.jpg How can progressive … of people out there who do not seem to be aware, do not seem to care or are just too … among more affluent or politically unaware sections of the population. Take Syria, …
At the heart of Poland's capital, Warsaw, farmers have founded a flourishing encampment known as the 'Green City', writes Julian Rose. It's a focus of protest against the sell-off of their land to agribusiness, the arrival of GMO crops, and the imposition of a failed 'Western' model of farming that's creating huge corporate profits while debasing food and bankrupting small farmers.
… At the heart of Poland's capital, Warsaw, farmers have founded a flourishing … happening in the middle of Poland's capital, Warsaw, and it's not exactly a capital city … the Prime Minister's Palace in Central Warsaw, is a small ramshackle camp, comprising …
Israeli settlers in Palestine's South Hebron Hills last week cut down an orchard of 36 olive trees, in the latest attack of a decades-long war against Palestinian culture and survival in which has seen the cutting, burning and bulldozing of over a million olive, fruit and nut trees.
… trees, in the latest attack of a decades-long war against Palestinian culture and survival … the "starvation of civilians as a method of warfare" . It states: "It is prohibited to … of about 150 people as it made its way towards the land, using stun grenades, tear gas, …
Australian governments have long waged a one-sided war on the continent's Aboriginal peoples, writes John Pilger. And now a new weapon has come into play: the starvation of the most remote, culturally intact communities. It's all part of a multi-faceted program of physical and cultural annihilation. And yet the world is silent.
… governments have long waged a one-sided war on the continent's Aboriginal peoples, … day. Rosalie is an elder of the Arrernte-Alyawarra people, who lives in Utopia, a vast and … In 2007, the then Prime Minister, John Howard, sent the army into Indigenous …
The more EU politicians try to look in control of the Mediterranean refugee emergency, the more it's obvious they aren't, writes Assaad W. Razzouk. A key driver of the crisis is climate change, which is causing drought across North Africa. Europe must now tackle the root causes of the crisis, and admit its own culpability in precipitating it.
… Comment Climate Change Africa Human Rights War Food Oceans Water drought-chad-cut.jpg The … that Africa will suffer from a future warming of 0.2°C per decade (low warming scenario) to more than 0.5 °C per …
Food has never been more affordable for middle class families in rich countries. But it comes at a high cost: the impact of industrial food production on health, environment and society has never been greater as Patrick Holden explained to Emily Lewis-Brown. Now the real cost of food US production will be examined in a ground-breaking conference in San Francisco.
… conference in San Francisco. The post war drive for food security through industrial …
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Bananas are at the sharp end of industrial agriculture's chemical war on pests and pathogens, writes Angelina Sanderson Bellamy. But even 60 pesticide sprays a year isn't enough to keep the diseases at bay. It's time to seek new solutions with little or no use of chemicals, working with nature, growing diverse crops on the same land - and breaking the dominance of the banana multinationals.
… end of industrial agriculture's chemical war on pests and pathogens, writes Angelina … ahead of the diseases. But they are acutely aware that they are losing ground. While …