Archive for February, 2009
UN Report Calls for Alternate Agriculture Vision
Over half of the food produced globally is lost or wasted as a result of inefficiency and poor management practices. A new study by the United Nations Environment Programme calls for promoting organic methods of agricultural production and consumption. Read the full story at southasia.oneworld.net.
Let Nature Take its Course
Recently, Canada’s Globe & Mail published a strong response by our Executive Director, Susan Walsh, to a suggestion that biotech crops offer a solution to the global food crisis. Quite to the contrary, she exposes the misplaced trust in biotech solutions and points to the compelling success of farmer seed varieties and organic agricultural practices, led by local rural communities around the world.
Read the full article here, or on the Globe & Mail Website
Ottawa Event: February 13th
Economics & the Food Crisis
USC Canada and Octopus Books are proud to present an evening of discussion with Wayne Roberts and Jim Stanford focused on Economics and the World Food Crisis.
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