Archive for October, 2009
USC Seeds of Success: Honduras!
A great story has been published in the award-winning, BC-based e-zine, The Tyee. The article captures the deep success of our program partners in Honduras. Read it here. Read More ...
Rice Day 2009
Do something constructive this fall – eat rice! On November 18th, join students and teachers across Canada and the world for Rice Day 2009. Read More ...
A Craving for Real Food
Canadians want a better food system. That’s according to a national opinion poll released by USC Canada and conducted by Nanos Research. Seven out of ten Canadians want farmers to have more influence on the food system. The same number also said they trust the experience and knowledge of farmers who grow food over that of large agricultural corporations. Read more… Read More ...
The Case for Farmers
Malian farm movement leader, Mamadou Goïta, was one of the few dissenting voices at a high-level global conference looking at a new ‘Green Revolution’ for Africa. Goïta was critical of the fact that African families and farmers are being left out of this process, even though they have ideas and solutions. Read more and watch the video… Read More ...
In Memoriam: Don Luis
With great sadness, USC has received news of the death of a great friend and Honduran master-farmer, Luis Alonzo Meza Pacheco. Don Luis, as he was fondly called by his friends and colleagues, will be remembered for his enthusiasm and commitment to both farmers’ rights and agrobiodiversity-based agriculture. Read more… Read More ...
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