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Farm Land for Farmers: Medha Patkar joins protest against anti-farmer policies

12/29/2006 Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar, along with several activists of trade unions and civil society organisations, staged a sit-in outside the Banga Bhavan here on Thursday against alleged forcible acquisition of agriculture land for the Tatas to set up a car factory in Singur

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Related: [India] [Development] [Land]

Nasib Kangkung Oeba

12/28/2006 Kangkung Oeba yang merupakan sayuran khas Kupang kini terancam punah. Hal ini terkait dengan rencana pembangunan hotel berbintang di atas lahan sayur para petaninya. Akibatnya, para petani Kangkung Oeba terpaksa beralih profesi menjadi pedagang asongan maupun buruh pabrik.

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Related: [Indonesia] [Development]

Negara Harus Lindungi Pertaniannya

12/28/2006 Perdagangan bebas dalam pertanian semakin menyudutkan petani. Para petani tidak mampu bersaing dengan sumber pangan impor yang jauh lebih murah. Jika pemerintah tidak menerapkan kebijakan yang melindungi sektor pertaniannya maka Indonesia akan sulit mencapai ketahanan pangan.

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Related: [Indonesia] [Development]

Silent processions and candlelight vigils say it all

12/27/2006

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Related: [India] [Civil Society]

Developing Rosella to Increase Income

12/22/2006 Anything Goes. This proverb is probably suitable to describe the farmers� condition at Majatra. When rice farming was not profitable, the farmers at Majatra shifted to rosella. Besides the easy process and low price, developing rosella turned out to give extra income.

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Related: [Indonesia]

J� � tempo de soberania alimentar

12/15/2006 Manifesto elaborado durante o Encontro de Mulheres do Cone Sul e o Encontro Regional sobre Soberania Alimentar, realizados no Uruguai, em novembro de 2006

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From: La Minga Informativa
Related: [Food] [Gender]

CHILE: Time for Straight Talk about Transgenics?

12/13/2006 SANTIAGO, Dec 12 (IPS) - In Chile, transgenic seeds may only be planted to produce crops for export. However, imported transgenic foods can be eaten here.

Costa Rica: Organizaciones campesinas defienden la seguridad alimentaria

12/12/2006 En Nicoya celebran la primera Semana Ecol�gica Campesina. Los organizadores de la Feria se oponen a la p�rdida de la tecnolog�a campesina, a su base productiva basada en semillas probadas y adaptadas a las condiciones agroecol�gicas.

Conclusiones del Taller Foro de Resistencia a los Agronegocios en la Cumbre Social por la Integraci�n de los Pueblos

12/12/2006 Los agronegocios generan una agricultura sin agricultores, de monocultivos industriales, altamente extractiva y contaminante, controlada por el complejo de corporaciones que dominan la cadena de producci�n, distribuci�n y comercializaci�n agropecuaria y forestal

Image: Some 4,500 test varieties in a test field © WWF International

India deliberates on introducing fair trade concept in schools

12/12/2006 The Fair Trade Forum, India organised a meet
Fair Trade Standards for a Wider Market: Opportunities and Challenges in New Delhi recently to deliberate on introducing fair trade curriculum in educational curriculum in India.

Climate change assessment vital for safeguarding world�s food: UN

12/12/2006 With only 11 per cent of the earth�s surface considered prime land for feeding a global population expected to reach 8.2 billion by 2020, early warning systems for climate change are crucial in fighting land degradation that already affects 250 million people and threatens 1 billion more, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned.

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From: United Nations
Related: [Food] [Population] [Poverty] [Climate Change]

Brazilian Governor Moves to Expropriate Land From Agribusiness Multinational Syngenta

Syngenta: Switching off farmers' rights?

12/09/2006 On November 9th Roberto Requi�o, Governor of the state of Paran�, dealt a blow to agribusiness when he signed a decree to expropriate the experimental test site owned by the Swiss multinational corporation Syngenta, located in Santa Tereza do Oeste.

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Related: [Brazil] [Food] [Conflict]

India seeks tech transfer, investment to tackle climate change

Costa Rica's golden toad - already extinct

12/07/2006 The Indian government is disappointed with international response to technology transfers and foreign direct investments under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol as it restricts the country�s ability to fight climate change.

�La agricultura org�nica no tiene tiempo ni espacio�

12/05/2006 Colombiano y graduado como ingeniero agr�nomo en la Universidad Federal de Pelotas, R�o Grande del Sur, en Brasil, Jairo Restrepo Rivera recorre Am�rica latina desde hace m�s de 25 a�os promoviendo la agricultura org�nica y el desarrollo rural sostenible.

One Dollar a Day Vs. Four Dollar Lattes

12/03/2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 2 (OneWorld) - Starbucks CEO Jim Donald traveled to Addis Ababa to meet with Ethiopia's prime minister Meles Zenawi this week in an effort to head off what's becoming an increasingly public dispute over the Ethiopian government's efforts to trademark the country's best-known coffee blends.