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Agroecology

Update on Sustainable and Organic Agriculture in the US

ndchance 1 April, 2016 Update on Sustainable and Organic Agriculture in the US2016-04-01T20:12:28+00:00 Agroecology No Comment
Throughout March, farmers, ranchers, and advocates of sustainable agriculture flew to DC from around the country to discuss the benefits of sustainable agriculture with Senators and Representative of their...
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small farmers

Reports of Dangers of Industrial Meat Industry Should Concern India

ndchance 17 November, 2015 Reports of Dangers of Industrial Meat Industry Should Concern India2015-11-17T21:47:55+00:00 small farmers No Comment
In case you missed it, the World Health Organization recently released a controversial report concluding that consumption of processed and red meats leads is linked to increased rates of...
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small farmers

Agricultural Minister Singh’s Comments Reveal a History of Neglect of Small Farmers

ndchance 27 July, 2015 Agricultural Minister Singh’s Comments Reveal a History of Neglect of Small Farmers2015-07-27T21:39:54+00:00 small farmers No Comment
Social media is abuzz over Indian Agricultural Minister Radha Mohan Singh’s recent comments concerning farmer’s suicides. In a written statement to Parliament, Singh cited a report by the National...
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small farmers

Dalits in Today’s India: 2015

ndchance 14 May, 2015 Dalits in Today’s India: 20152015-05-14T21:58:46+00:00 small farmers 2 Comments
All of the papers in the recently published collection of essays titled Life as a Dalit: Views from the Bottom on Caste and India (edited by Subhadra Mitra Channa...
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Agriculture & the WTO

Dr. Mencher on US-India trade disagreement: “India is Right”

ndchance 19 August, 2014 Dr. Mencher on US-India trade disagreement: “India is Right”2015-01-15T22:16:05+00:00 Agriculture & the WTO No Comment
In a letter to India Abroad published last week, Dr. Mencher argues that “India is Right”, even though the mainstream press appears overwhelmingly in support of the United States...
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Industrial Agriculture

Benchmarking the Business of Agriculture: structural adjustment by another name

ndchance 25 April, 2014 Benchmarking the Business of Agriculture: structural adjustment by another name2014-04-25T21:27:37+00:00 Industrial Agriculture No Comment
The World Bank has once again come under close scrutiny due to a report and campaign launched by the Oakland Institute. The Campaign is called Our Land; Our Business...
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Agroecology

“GMOs and the Pesticide Treadmill”

ndchance 27 January, 2014 “GMOs and the Pesticide Treadmill”2015-01-15T20:06:46+00:00 Agroecology No Comment
In a recent webinar hosted by , Marcia Ishii-Eiteman, a senior scientist and director of the Grassroots Science Program at Pesticide Action Network, told us all about the ecological...
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Agroecology

Kroul Farms, Farming the Family Way

thesecondchance 18 September, 2013 Kroul Farms, Farming the Family Way2015-01-15T22:18:18+00:00 Agroecology No Comment
Between 2002 and 2007, the total number of farms in the United States increased by 4 percent, the first increase in the number of farms since 1935. A growing...
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A farmer’s story

thesecondchance 24 January, 2013 A farmer’s story2013-01-24T21:05:01+00:00 investing No Comment
It’s often hard to visualize what a land grab looks like, especially when few of us have traveled to the places where they are taking place. This year, La...
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