Sustainable Agriculture

The Secrets Behind the Trans-Pacific Partnership

ndchance 14 July, 2014 The Secrets Behind the Trans-Pacific Partnership2014-07-14T20:32:24+00:00 Agriculture & the WTO No Comment

You may or may not have heard that negotiations are currently underway in Ottawa, Canada to complete the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The TPP is a free-trade agreement between 12...

“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...

Sustainable Development and Local Knowledge in Niger

thesecondchance 29 May, 2013 Sustainable Development and Local Knowledge in Niger2013-11-06T20:42:05+00:00 Sustainable Agriculture No Comment

In the 1960s and 70s, the world heralded the coming of the Green Revolution. This so called “revolution” was made by exporting the technology of industrial agriculture and the...