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- DEVELOPMENT REPORT NO 18: Gold Strike in the Breadbasket
... “packages” of modern varieties, industrial inputs (pesticides, herbicides, and chemical fertilizers), and heavy irrigation has ... directly engage the Bank and its client governments on issues such as food security and sustainable livelihoods requires a more ...
Food First page - admin - 05/07/2008 - 12:07 - 0 comments - 1 attachment
- Giving Away the Farm: The 2002 Farm Bill
... new farm bill gives away the farm. The bill ignores issues lobbied for by family farmers and grassroots farm organizations, such as ... trade has meant increasing yields, with farmers pouring on pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers. Many have stopped rotating their ...
Food First page - Melissa Moore - 04/09/2008 - 22:14 - comments - 0 attachments
- 10 reasons why biotechnology will not ensure food security, protect the environment and reduce poverty in the developing world
... this principle is that it reduces pest exposure to pesticides, retarding the evolution of resistance. But when the product is ... a much better assessment and understanding of ecological issues associated with genetic engineering. This is crucial as many results ...
Food First page - Michael Manoochehri - 01/14/2005 - 11:10 - comments - 0 attachments
- Negative Impact of World Bank Land Policies
... peasant farmers in rebel territory learn to farm without pesticides and chemical fertilizers. In late March Peter Rosset brought ... for a social clause in labor standards and opposed new issues. The meeting in India helped reinforce trust between NGOs and labor ...
Food First page - Melissa Moore - 02/16/2005 - 13:11 - comments - 0 attachments
- Ten reasons why biotechnology will not ensure food security, protect the environment and reduce poverty in the developing world
... this principle is that it reduces pest exposure to pesticides, retarding the evolution of resistance. But when the product is ... a much better assessment and understanding of ecological issues associated with genetic engineering. This is crucial as many results ...
Food First page - admin - 04/10/2008 - 17:02 - comments - 0 attachments
- We Are Fighting Back #75
... pollution, human rights abuses, and unsafe levels of pesticides in their soft drinks. Most recently, a study conducted by the ... are able to discuss current events and prevailing social issues, and they are able to search for local or international volunteer ...
Newsletter issue - admin - 01/26/2007 - 17:08 - comments - 0 attachments
- End of Organic Coffee ? Small Farmers in the USDA's Sights
... internal control system had failed to detect the use of pesticides and fertilizer bags for crop storage by one farmer. Not only did ... the great blogs and for helping us all keep on top of the issues! Saludos, Margarita ...
Blog entry - admin - 05/02/2008 - 16:14 - comments - 0 attachments
- Conference on the Green Revolution in Mozambique
... the ecosystem such as monoculture with use of chemicals, pesticides and excessive irrigation. Read the full presentation at http://www.foodfirst.org/issues/africanfoodsovereignty . My thanks to Diamantino Nhampossa, ...
Blog entry - admin - 05/02/2008 - 16:02 - comments - 0 attachments
- Anatomy of a 'Gene Spill'
... levels of the particular Bt proteins found in GE crops; issues of antibiotic resistance due to the marker genes inserted into GE ... a key protein source-and forcing peasants to apply toxic pesticides to keep them from eating the young rice plants. "So when you ask ...
Food First page - Melissa Moore - 04/09/2008 - 21:50 - comments - 0 attachments
- Toward an Agroecological Alternative for the Peasantry
... and the resistance of insects, weeds and crop diseases to pesticides (Altieri, 1995; Carroll et al., 1990; Goering et al., 1993; Hewitt ... 1990. Sustainability in the balance: raising fundamental issues. Santa Cruz, CA: University of California at Santa Cruz, Agroecology ...
Food First page - Michael Manoochehri - 01/14/2005 - 13:00 - comments - 0 attachments