Keep Your Eyes on the House – Farm Bill 2013
This week, the House of representatives will be debating the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013. The bill is the latest of the bills passed...
Food Sovereignty – Resiting Land Grabs in Mozambique
From a distance, the rural land in Chiure district of Mozambique, appears un-groomed and uncared for, but, as Hazel Haley explains in her article in the May issue of...
Sustainable Development and Local Knowledge in Niger
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...
A Reply
It is not easy for many small and medium-sized farmers to transition from industrial, high-input methods to sustainable, low-input methods. This transition would require expensive investments in order to...
Garment Factory Collapse in Bangladesh: 382 Dead So Far
Photo Source We are deeply saddened and angered by the lives lost in the recent collapse of a garment factory in Savar, Bangladesh. A news report in the...
Why Grow More Food: Simplicity in the Kitchen and in the Fields
Cooking doesn’t have to be complicated. Delicious meals can be made with very few good quality ingredients, and often the best meals are. Looking through the recipe cards left...
Why Grow More Food: Squeezing Profits from Long Value Chains
The concept of a value chain is useful in understanding how our food system works. As food moves from the field to the table, various people including farmers, distributors,...
The Legacy of Hugo Chávez and Issues of Food Sovereignty
The response of the US mainstream media to the death of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez was overwhelmingly bitter last magazine called him a “demagogue” who displayed “reckless and...
Why Grow More Food?
Are we growing food for human consumption? Do we grow it to rot in warehouses? Do we grow it to bring huge profits for investors? Do we grow it...
Something P. Sainath Missed
In his most recent column in the Hindu, journalist and activist P. Sainath wrote about the challenges facing Chris Pawelski, a farmer who lives 50 miles upstate from New...