Shade-grown, hand picked coffee is one of Peru's biggest exports, but the country's smallholder farmers face sustained crop losses from extreme weather. Matilda Lee reports from Peru
… coffee farmers who make up the Cepicafe cooperative in the northern Sierra Piura … coffee brand, has worked with the Cepicafe cooperative since 2001. Founded in 1991 by …
Earlier this month, The Ecologist published an impassioned opinion piece by Mary Rice, asserting that the fault for the alarming rise in elephant poaching lies with legal CITIES-approved sales of ivory. These sales, she argued, had served only to trigger new levels of demand. Here, Daniel Stiles strongly disagrees.......
The 'Inconvenient Truth' about the ivory trade Daniel Stiles | 22nd November 2012 News stiles resized.jpg Conservationists need to find an effective response to the rise in elephant poaching that is …
Vandana Shiva explains why Seed Satyagraha – a non-cooperation movement in the footsteps of Gandhi – will be crucial in blocking the introduction of the proposed Seed Law
Reclaiming the seed Vandana Shiva | 20th August 2012 News Vandana Shiva Seed Satyagraha Gandhi Seed Law India Monsanto Food And Farming Biopiracy Navdanya Movement seeds.jpg Vandana Shiva explains …
From Peru, where the majority of winter mangoes on sale in Europe have been imported from, journalist Gervase Poulden reports on the poor working conditions of mango workers
Fancy a mango? Think twice... Gervase Poulden | 18th July 2012 News Mango Workers Peru Peruvian SOMO Camposol Sunshine Saturno Extortion Union mangoes.jpg From Peru, where the majority of winter …
As ideas go, the notion that elephant conservation would in any way be best served by making a legal supply of ivory available was unconvincing from the very start says conservationist Mary Rice
Legal ivory trading severely undermines elephant conservation Mary Rice | 8th November 2012 News poached elephants.jpg The rising tide of slaughter rolls on, feeding the ever-growing consumer demand …
The pro-GM lobby has sought to take the 'scientific high-ground' by positioning itself as the voice of reason and progress, while painting its opponents as unsophisticated 'anti-science' luddites. In a scathing response Peter Melchett turns the tables
The GM lobby and its 'seven sins against science' Peter Melchett | 31st December 2012 News Gm Food And Farming News Science gmo.jpg The pro-GM lobby has sought to take the 'scientific high-ground' by …
Madeleine Cuff challenged herself to spend a week reducing her food and packaging waste. Did it work, and will other consumers and supermarkets take note?
… reports from Italy on the new farming cooperative turning a bloody past into organic …
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
Behind the label: how fair are organic and Fairtrade bananas? Tom Levitt | 28th May 2012 News Fairtrade Bananas Organic Food And Farming Dominican Republic News Focus top banana 2.jpg Campaigners are …