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Agroecology

System of Rice Intensification in Karnataka India

ndchance 19 February, 2015 System of Rice Intensification in Karnataka India2015-02-19T20:01:21+00:00 Agroecology No Comment
In this short video from Karnataka, India, the narrator explains why the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is such an important innovation for many rice farmers. It produces higher...
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Climate Change

Women Bear the Brunt of Climate Change

ndchance 18 February, 2015 Women Bear the Brunt of Climate Change2015-02-18T22:32:58+00:00 Climate Change No Comment
Climate change is a global phenomenon. It’s inflicting damage on communities from Asia to Latin America, and everywhere in between, but it’s important to remember that climate change does...
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Agroecology

American Anthropological Association Reports on Climate Change

ndchance 12 February, 2015 American Anthropological Association Reports on Climate Change2015-02-12T20:32:26+00:00 Agroecology No Comment
The American Anthropological Association (AAA) has released its comprehensive report on the relationship between human societies and climate change. After three years of study by the Global Climate Change...
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SRI/SCI India

“Bumper Harvest” Expected in Tamil Nadu from System of Rice Intensification

ndchance 16 January, 2015 “Bumper Harvest” Expected in Tamil Nadu from System of Rice Intensification2015-01-16T20:32:43+00:00 SRI/SCI India No Comment
A journalist from the Hindu newspaper has reported that rice farmers in India’s southernmost state are expecting a “bumper harvest” as a result of adopting the System of Rice...
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Agroecology

The Value of Traditional Seeds for Small Farmers

ndchance 15 January, 2015 The Value of Traditional Seeds for Small Farmers2015-01-15T22:15:07+00:00 Agroecology No Comment
Here is a highly informative video that explains the value of traditional seeds to many small farmers in India. When the Government of India pushed farmers to switch to...
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Climate Change

World-Wide, Indigenous Activists Lead the Fight Against Climate Change

ndchance 16 December, 2014 World-Wide, Indigenous Activists Lead the Fight Against Climate Change2014-12-16T23:09:58+00:00 Climate Change No Comment
It will be a momentous accomplishment for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change to complete a legally binding agreement in Paris next year that limits carbon emissions and...
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Uncategorized

Lima Climate Talks Bogged Down and Un-ambitious; Need to Listen to Grassroots Organizations

ndchance 12 December, 2014 Lima Climate Talks Bogged Down and Un-ambitious; Need to Listen to Grassroots Organizations2014-12-12T23:20:35+00:00 Uncategorized No Comment
This week, representatives from more than 120 nations are meeting in Lima, Peru for the UN Summit on Climate Change. The convention is the latest round of international negotiations...
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Agroecology

Coal not the development solution needed by India’s poor

ndchance 18 November, 2014 Coal not the development solution needed by India’s poor2015-01-15T20:05:22+00:00 Agroecology No Comment
The New York Times reported today that India plans to double its reliance on coal power over the next five years. The country already extracts 565 million tons of...
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GE Foods

Stopping Simplot and the Innate Potato in Its Tracks

ndchance 14 November, 2014 Stopping Simplot and the Innate Potato in Its Tracks2014-11-14T23:08:29+00:00 GE Foods No Comment
On November 7th, the United States Department of Agriculture approved a new brand of genetically modified potato for commercial planting. The potato is called the Innate Potato, and it’s...
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Industrial Agriculture

Regulating Synthetic Biology – Why the US Will Not Take a Precautionary Approach

ndchance 11 November, 2014 Regulating Synthetic Biology – Why the US Will Not Take a Precautionary Approach2014-11-11T22:48:58+00:00 Industrial Agriculture No Comment
Now that the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity has urged nations to “take a precautionary approach” to regulating synthetic biology, it’s time for the United States to initiate...
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