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Food Policy

Keep Your Eyes on the House – Farm Bill 2013

thesecondchance 20 June, 2013 Keep Your Eyes on the House – Farm Bill 20132013-11-06T20:25:50+00:00 Food Policy No Comment
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...
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Food Sovereignty

Food Sovereignty – Resiting Land Grabs in Mozambique

thesecondchance 14 June, 2013 Food Sovereignty – Resiting Land Grabs in Mozambique2013-11-06T20:38:38+00:00 Food Sovereignty No Comment
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...
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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...
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A Reply

thesecondchance 29 April, 2013 A Reply2013-04-29T21:34:47+00:00 Uncategorized No Comment
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...
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Garment Factory Collapse in Bangladesh: 382 Dead So Far

thesecondchance 29 April, 2013 Garment Factory Collapse in Bangladesh: 382 Dead So Far2013-04-29T18:00:15+00:00 Uncategorized No Comment
  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...
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Why Grow More Food: Simplicity in the Kitchen and in the Fields

thesecondchance 1 April, 2013 Why Grow More Food: Simplicity in the Kitchen and in the Fields2013-04-01T22:29:18+00:00 Uncategorized No Comment
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...
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Why Grow More Food: Squeezing Profits from Long Value Chains

thesecondchance 27 March, 2013 Why Grow More Food: Squeezing Profits from Long Value Chains2013-03-27T21:39:59+00:00 Uncategorized No Comment
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,...
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Food Policy

The Legacy of Hugo Chávez and Issues of Food Sovereignty

thesecondchance 11 March, 2013 The Legacy of Hugo Chávez and Issues of Food Sovereignty2013-11-06T20:44:36+00:00 Food Policy No Comment
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...
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Why Grow More Food?

thesecondchance 28 February, 2013 Why Grow More Food?2013-02-28T00:26:27+00:00 Land Grabbing No Comment
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...
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Food Policy

Something P. Sainath Missed

thesecondchance 20 February, 2013 Something P. Sainath Missed2013-11-06T20:43:14+00:00 Food Policy No Comment
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...
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