Food or War traces the nexus between food and conflict through human history, and explores the food driver in recent and existing conflicts.
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The history of humankind might also be said to be the history of warfare. From Roman times to the present day, human conflict has been the hallmark of our historical progression. But the fight against ourselves isn’t the only war we’ve embarked upon.
… The War on Bugs by Will Allen Phil Moore | 26th … Food And Farming Health Pollution Society Bug_War_MAINjpg.jpg The history of humankind might also be said to be the history of warfare. From Roman times to the present day, …
For over a decade, a pioneering project in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been transforming war torn lives through the power of plants. But now their money has run out. Helen Babbs meets the gardeners facing up to an insecure future
… is helping those caught up in the Balkan wars Helen Babbs | 22nd February 2011 Ethical … Bosnia and Herzegovina has been transforming war torn lives through the power of plants. … in Doboj. It was established after the civil war of the mid 90s as a refuge for people …
If the UK is ever going to have a sustainable food policy we have to stop looking backwards and think
about the future instead.
… Growing your own food not a returrn to the war's Dig For Victory adversity The Ecologist … Food And Farming Sustainability Gardening War inthenews.jpg If the UK is ever going to … food policy we have to stop looking backwards and think about the future instead. …
Phillip Conford's treatise on the rise of the organic movement is anything but dull, says Mark Newton
… anything but dull, says Mark Newton The post-war era has seen sweeping changes in … of Agriculture and Fisheries early in the war was clearly a crucial moment in that … process.’ Conford begins this impressive post-war history by summarising the propaganda …
Where there are cattle, there is the threat of bovine Tuberculosis (TB). The farming methods may differ greatly, but from the dairy farms of Ethiopia to the beef herds of Canada the race is on to find the best way to tackle the disease
… Wildlife in the firing line in global war against bovine TB Sarah Stirk | 18th June … Badger cull a PR disaster for UK countryside, warn 'dissident' farmers A growing number of … Wildlife in the firing line in global war against bovine TB Where there are cattle, …
Tackling the unfair buying practices of the big supermarkets is a vital step forward for securing the rights of over a million workers. From fruit to textiles to cut flowers, abuses in the supply chain are rife. Now we must guard against lobbying from the retail giants, says Murray Worthy
… of the big supermarkets is a vital step forward for securing the rights of over a million … practices of the UK’s biggest supermarkets. War on Want has campaigned for many years to … unfair buying practices is a vital step forward to securing the rights of over a million …
We can transform the British landscape, and the longevity of our economy, if we let nature take the driving seat.
… did we go wrong? It all started with the war… The War utterly transformed the nation’s … fertilizers are huge contributors to global warming. Fertilisers are causing the loss of …
Over 1,000 juvenile delinquents showed a 44 per cent drop in antisocial behaviour when put on a low sugar diet. So why is the government completely ignoring what we are feeding our children, and yet is happy to spend £2,500 on administering each ASBO?
… launched the latest offensive in its war on crime, the ‘Together Campaign’, across … and witness protection programmes. Like all wars, the war on crime comes with an aggressive …
The war in Ukraine will only exacerbate the problems caused by feeding food crops to farm animals rather than people.
… Picks 2716662543_f2d45f1cfe_o.jpg The war in Ukraine will only exacerbate the … industry about the serious threats that this war will pose to food security in Europe and … Strategies. No one denies that the brutal war in Ukraine will impact the supply of …
Boasting vibrant cities, countless historical treasures and lush rolling countryside, England has much to offer green travellers, says Green Living Editor Ruth Styles
… 50 years, and produced one of the most famous warrior queens of all time – the Iceni ruler, … emerging Scandinavian nations, whose Viking warriors brought terror to coastal populations … but Henry’s death saw the onset of a civil war between the barons who supported his …
Will an hour's extra daylight after work make us greener, happier, healthier and safer? A campaign to move the clocks forward by one hour all-year-round says it will...
… Society Transport Green Living Move Clocks Forward 10:10 Lighter Later Save Energy … and safer? A campaign to move the clocks forward by one hour all-year-round says it … through legislation to move the clocks forward by one hour all-year-round, which has …
Francis Chabboussou's Healthy Crops is a forgotten classic of organic science, with wide-reaching implications for global agriculture.
… colleague of Maria’s at the Centro Ecologico. War The received ‘wisdom’ of the agrochemical … elimination of pests, weeds and fungi. This war-like, adversarial approach is the … and complexes developed during World War II. Companies like Monsanto, Bayer and …
From carbon offsetting to ethical sourcing, Oxfordshire’s Hen and Hammock is proof that retail can be green
… became the first company in the world to be awarded the FSC Recycled label and the first in … is helping those caught up in the Balkan wars For over a decade, a pioneering project … Bosnia and Herzegovina has been transforming war torn lives through the power of plants. …
Western consumers are inadvertently driving the Sumatran elephant to extinction by eating, washing and wearing - in cosmetics - the derivatives of a fruit that is destroying the animal's last remaining forest habitat. Jim Wickens reports
… ivory in the Far East. The African 'elephant wars' make comfortable viewing for Western … road-building spurned amidst a bitter civil war that reaped a bloody toll until a … brought to their knees by decades of civil war. And the death toll on both sides of the …
Bird flu has been raging through Asia for more than a decade. But it is only recently that most of us have started to pay attention to the story. Pat Thomas seperates fact from fiction and asks whether this is a random act of nature or yet another man-made disaster.
… about quarantines, closing borders and waging war on a microscopic enemy. But think about … strain of avian flu has also been put forward as a solution. But given the poor … very much from 1918. Only now it’s not world war, but the chemical warfare waged on our …
Bethlehem this Christmas will be a site of war and occupation, rather than peace and celebration.
… Bethlehem this Christmas will be a site of war and occupation, rather than peace and … occupation in 1967 as a result of the Six Day War. This phenomenon hit home for the Nassars … weeks, and I learned that Israel had declared war on Palestine. To put it bluntly, Israeli …
Watch this film examining how tea workers in the developing world struggle to get by on poverty wages while British supermarkets make huge profits
… while British supermarkets make huge profits War on Want's report, A Bitter Cup , focussing … their influence to improve this situation, so War on Want has been campaigning for the UK …
Non-stick pan coatings made from PTFE, otherwise known as Teflon, release carcinogens, pollutants and even a World War One nerve gas when heated. So what’s the alternative?
… carcinogens, pollutants and even a World War One nerve gas when heated. So what’s the … was used as a nerve gas during World War One. So deadly are these gases, the small … Japanese craftsmanship to make their cookware. The pans are made of pure cast iron, 75 …
The Dominican Republic's organic and Fairtrade boom has helped banana growers but what about the slum-dwelling Haitian migrant workers? Tom Levitt reports on the plight of the forgotten people in the banana trade
… set up a plantation. Today he is half way towards his dream, 35 hectares of indigenous … the best deal. Between 2002 and 2008, a price war between major supermarkets saw the price … sector grow considerably from the 1990s onwards. The organic farms we visited had …
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
… Ravaged for decades by famine and war, Ethiopia is trying to eliminate hunger … suffered under famine, drought and regional warfare, but it is not a “basket case”. In … reorient national food and farming policy towards organic farming. In 2002 the government …
The multi-million dollar trade in bushmeat is one of the greatest threats to tropical wildlife. Chimpanzees are on the front line of this devastating trade with less than 300,000 in the wild. A new campaign aims to save these endangered creatures
… Conservation , to fund projects and raise awareness about the scourge of the bushmeat … the Brazilian NGO on the frontline of the war on animal trafficking RENCTAS and its …
Genetically modified food. It’s a big issue. Increasingly, we are handed the notion that GM food is just like any other food, only better, because of its almost magical power to solve our most immediate crises of poverty, hunger, fossil-fuel depletion and climate change.
… if you want to stimulate the economy, start a war – only in this case the war is against the natural environment. Much …
It's high time we had a supermarket ombudsman, but it needs to be proactive and powerful, says Caroline Lucas
… packaging practices and cut-throat price wars have come to epitomise everything that is … won't work if it relies on farmers to come forward. Without proactive powers, plus … supermarkets are allowed to engage in price wars at the expense of producers, they will …