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AFRICA’S FOOD CRISIS MUST NOT BE FORGOTTEN AMID GLOBAL ECONOMIC WOES (UNNews)

willem van cotthem wrote 4 days ago: AFRICA’S FOOD CRISIS MUST NOT BE FORGOTTEN AMID GLOBAL ECONOMIC WOES – UN TRADE BODY New York, Jun 3 … more →

Tags: food / food security, hunger / famine

DONORS TO HELP AFRICA WEATHER FOOD CRISIS (UNNews)

willem van cotthem wrote 4 days ago: TOP UN OFFICIALS URGE DONORS TO HELP AFRICA WEATHER FOOD CRISIS New York, Jul  1 2009 12:00PM As mo … more →

Tags: food / food security, Agriculture

Crisis: reality vs fairytale

italianopinionist wrote 5 days ago: According to international organizations such as OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Dev … more →

Tags: Information, Politics, Berlusconi, Italian Opinionist, Economic Crisis, OECD, Fairytale, Mario Draghi, people starving

The Global Food Crisis is not over. Our obligations go beyond fixing the financial system," says UN Special Rapporteur

malikfz wrote 6 days ago: 26 June 2009 (GENEVA – NEW YORK) The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Mr. Oli … more →

Tags: Economy, Food Security, Human Rights, climatic crisis, development, Economic Crisis, food prices, Global, Hunger

MIGIRO URGES SUSTAINABLE AFRICAN GREEN REVOLUTION TO TACKLE FOOD CRISIS (UNNews)

willem van cotthem wrote 1 week ago: MIGIRO URGES SUSTAINABLE AFRICAN GREEN REVOLUTION TO TACKLE FOOD CRISIS New York, May  4 2009  7:00 … more →

Tags: food / food security

BOOSTING FOOD PRODUCTION ALONE WILL NOT SOLVE HUNGER CRISIS (UNNews)

willem van cotthem wrote 1 week ago: BOOSTING FOOD PRODUCTION ALONE WILL NOT SOLVE HUNGER CRISIS – UN EXPERT New York, May  7 2009  1:00 … more →

Tags: food / food security, hunger / famine

The global food price crisis

Rady Ananda wrote 1 week ago: By Walden Bello, Pambazuka News In an extract from his forthcoming book Food Wars, Walden Bello crit … more →

Tags: CorpoGov, Genetically Engineered Food, Peasants, Farmers, Ranchers, Agriculture, Biodiversity, corporatism, Economic Development, economic diparity, Education

World hunger 'hits one billion'

akarimomar wrote 2 weeks ago: But yet we can still be wasting … from BBC.com.uk *********************************** … more →

Tags: World Hunger, financial crisis, FAO, Hunger, poor, undernourished

GFC: Similarities between Global Food and Global Financial Crises3 comments

Rady Ananda wrote 2 weeks ago: By MADGE June 5, 2009 The Global Food Crisis is being compared to the Global Financial Crisis. Like … more →

Tags: Food News, Antibiotics, Australia, Bees, centralized food supply, factory farms, Farmer's Market, financial crisis, Food System

CBC airs Mad Cow Sacred Cow Tuesday June 23

madcowsacredcow wrote 2 weeks ago: Terrified of his food, filmmaker Anand Ramayya (Cosmic Current) embarks on a journey that reveals sh … more →

Tags: Where's the Beef?, Mad Cow Sacred Cow, Beef, India, Anand Ramayya, Ryan Lockwood, Thomas Hale, Raj Ramayya, Chris Bizzocchi

PAX CULTURA -- Ban Ki-Moon -- United Nations -- Food Crisis/Production in NK.

vbonnaire wrote 2 weeks ago: As I said, as a therapist I view world problems through a different lens.  In order to understand No … more →

Tags: Feminism, ethics, Feminist Politics, second wave feminism, Life Health, stories of humanism, humanism, Liberalism, Green Politics

The Global Economy: The Battle for the Future of Farming | PowerPoint

corymorningstar wrote 2 weeks ago: Tony Weis | Author | The Global Economy: The Battle for the Future of Farming … more →

Tags: ethics, Powerpoint Presentations, health, CO2, Food, Agriculture, Livestock

UNPARALLELED HUNGER CRISIS AS FUNDING FALLS (UNNews)

willem van cotthem wrote 3 weeks ago: UN FOOD AGENCY WARNS G8 MINISTERS OF UNPARALLELED HUNGER CRISIS AS FUNDING FALLS New York, Jun 12 20 … more →

Tags: food / food security, Agriculture

"The time has come to regenerate ecosystems"

findyourfeet wrote 3 weeks ago: Mount Kenya Declaration on the Global Crisis and Africa’s Responsibility – Statement from the … more →

Tags: Biodiversity, GM, climate change, Local Knowledge, Sustainable Agriculture, Green Revolution, GM crops, Africa, Agra

Syria declares emergency for drought-hit northeast (Google / AFP)

willem van cotthem wrote 3 weeks ago: Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jW7gTcsyve … more →

Tags: Drought

UN EXPERT PUTS FORWARD MEASURES TO REGULATE ‘LAND GRABBING’ (UNNews)

willem van cotthem wrote 3 weeks ago: Read at : UNNews UN EXPERT PUTS FORWARD MEASURES TO REGULATE ‘LAND GRABBING’ New York, Jun 11 2009  … more →

Tags: food / food security, Agriculture, Social dimensions, land tenure

In the News

Melissa Lambert wrote 3 weeks ago: Longer Rains Boost Crop Yields in Burundi, allAfrica.com, June 8 Food Crisis Whets East Africa … more →

Tags: In The News, Burundi, East Africa, Libya, Food aid

Sri Lanka : FOOD AID REACHED 280,000 PEOPLE UPROOTED IN POST-CONFLICT (UNNews)

willem van cotthem wrote 3 weeks ago: FOOD AID REACHED 280,000 PEOPLE UPROOTED IN POST-CONFLICT SRI LANKA – UN New York, Jun  8 2009  6:00 … more →

Tags: conflicts

Greens, Greens, and more Greens...from Ann's Market Letter

cloverwreath wrote 4 weeks ago: Farmers’ Market June 3, 2009 I’m back from the market today and I have a nice glorious f … more →

Tags: Sustainable Agriculture, eat local chattanooga, Organic Vegetables, Organic Fruits, Recipes, eat local!, Food


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