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ETC Group – https://www.etcgroup.org/ World Food Systems Summit is part of a three-pronged corporate food policy power grab February 12, 2020—A corporate
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Editorial comment: If anyone viewing this has read Wendell Berry‘s ‘The Unsettling of America’, this is exactly the kind of farming he
Seed saving
10 Things to Know If You Want to Start Saving Seeds Source: Modern Farmer Want to save your own seeds this season
Dr Vandana Shiva
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Cargill: The Worst Company In the World
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The Open Source Seed Initiative
Today, only a handful of companies account for most of the world’s commercial breeding and seed sales. Increasingly, patenting and restrictive contracts
Chatham House – Food System Impacts on Biodiversity Loss
Three Levers for Food System Transformation in Support of Nature 3rd February, 2021 https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/02/food-system-impacts-biodiversity-loss Report author:Professor Tim BentonResearch Director, Emerging Risks; Director,
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The Cavendish banana Cavendish bananas are the fruits of one of a number of banana cultivars belonging to the Cavendish subgroup of the AAA banana cultivar group. The same
Processed meat + nitrites = cancer?
Food producers often add nitrates and nitrites to processed meats, such as bacon, ham, sausages, and hot dogs. These added compounds help to prevent the growth of harmful
