Green Revolution
Rather than increasing food production through land reform and agroecology, the Green Revolution promotes technological intensification using new seed varieties, mechanization and agrochemicals. For an introduction to this issue, download our Food First Issue Primer on the Green Revolution
Golden Rice and Scientific Consensus
Blog | Carmelo Ruiz | Jul 15, 2016
“The GMO debate is over! The alarmist activists have lost and science has won!” Well – that’s the impression one…
Nyéléni Newsletter No. 26: Land Reform and Food Sovereignty
Nyéléni Newsletter | Nyéléni Newsletter | Jun 14, 2016
Nyéléni Newsletter No. 26: Land Reform and Food Sovereignty A wave of financial capital is crashing down upon the resources held…
The Hunger of Reproach: Is there hope for our food system?
Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez | Jun 13, 2016
I once sat with farmers at a long table during a Bizkaia winter, warming up with a flaming carajillo, trying…
Pueblos Indigenas de Guatemala Rechazan Protocolo de Nagoya
Blog | Leonor Hurtado | Jun 10, 2016
Claiming that it would endanger traditional seeds, the Ancestral Council of Indigenous Peoples of Guatemala rejected the “Nagoya Protocol” that…
Pesticide Action Network: New GE Report misses its own point
Blog | Marcia Ishii-Eiteman | May 27, 2016
Last week, the National Academies of Science (NAS) attracted much media attention with the release of its new report, “Genetically…
Seed laws, certification and standardization: outlawing informal seed systems in the Global South
Academic Publication | Tamara Wattnem | Mar 17, 2016
A series of relatively new seed laws are becoming novel mechanisms of accumulation by dispossession in agriculture. Many researchers have…
When a banana is much more than a banana
Blog | Ahna Kruzic, Angie Carter and Rivka Fidel | Mar 7, 2016
Ames, Iowa – A recent controversy about an upcoming genetically engineered (GE) banana study at Iowa State University (ISU) highlights…
The Spurning of Monsanto: Tip of the iceberg?
Blog | Carmelo Ruiz-Marrero | Feb 22, 2016
Early this month the Syngenta corporation made history by accepting a buyout bid from the Chinese state-owned company ChemChina. The…
Corporate vision of the future of food promoted at the UN
Blog | Ana Galvis | Feb 16, 2016
Published on Monday, 15 February 2016 12:37 Press release – La Via Campesina, ETC and Grain More than 100 civil…
Ten Reasons why Biotechnology will not ensure Food Security, Protect the Environment and Reduce Poverty in The Developing World
Blog | Miguel Altieri and Peter Rosset | Feb 10, 2016
Recently La Via Campesina, ETC and Grain released a report denouncing how biotechnology is “showing up at FAO” and explaining…
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