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Tag Archives: peasant
Does the world need more food?
Human populations are growing and people are hungry. Does that mean the world needs more food? The answer depends partly on whether you focus on food sovereignty or food security. My fellow blogger Jessica Duncan at Food Governance tells us … Continue reading
Posted in food, human health
Tagged child, crop, farmer, food, food security, food sovereignty, fungus, livestock, neglected crop, pastoral, peasant, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, population, poverty, smallholder, vertebrate
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Biocultural refugia
Originally posted on Shonil Bhagwat:
A modern-day sacred natural site: Sancheti organic farm near Pune, India, on mappingthesacred.org Pune, the small town where I grew up, is now a bustling metropolis of 6 million people. In my visit to the city…
Posted in agriculture, food
Tagged art, city, conservation, culture, development, family farm, farmer, food, food sovereignty, history, land use, map, organic, peasant, religion, research, smallholder
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Food sovereignty: the next big idea
The Institute for Food and Development Policy (Food First) shows us an article by Raj Patel. Mr Patel says that ‘food sovereignty’ is the next big idea. My fellow blogger Noah Zerbe at Global Food Politics explains the difference between … Continue reading
Social movements for sustainable food
On World Food Day, Eric Holt-Giménez at Food First called for strong social movements to produce sustainable food systems. ‘[E]ven though for decades the world has produced 1 ½ times enough food for every man, woman and child on the … Continue reading
Posted in food
Tagged access to food, development, farmer, food, food security, labour, law, nutrition, obesity, peasant, politics, poverty, prosperity, smallholder, sustainable, trade, woman
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Agroecology Is Not For Sale!
Originally posted on The Noah Project:
The International Commision on Sustainable Peasant Agriculture’s booklet From Maputo to Jakarta. 5 Years of Agroecology in La Vía Campesina was made available to the delegates of the Sixth Annual Conference of the LVC as…
Posted in agriculture, ecology, food
Tagged agroecology, biodiversity, conservation, crop variety, farmer, food, knowledge, land grab, land use, peasant, politics, smallholder
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