Archive for November, 2009
The Coastal Zone is a Danger Zone
If you thought the issue of land degradation and deforestation were bad, don’t even think about the oceans. Ocean deforestation and the state of the world’s fisheries is far worse than what we’re doing to our forests. Except nobody can really see it! Read More…
Who’s Minding the System?
There is great concern about the institutions that govern the food system; that is, how the Rome-based food agencies – struggling to keep small farmers on the agenda – coordinate and relate to the UN and other NY-based agencies looking for a technological fix to food security. The doctor is out, but the consensus is that the patient is sick. More…
The Orthodoxy Is Breaking Down
The fact that Olivier de Schutter and, increasingly, many others people in mainstream aid institutions, are talking about small farmers and agro-ecological approaches, means that the long-standing food orthodoxy is breaking down. Agro-ecological and food sovereignty approaches are gaining ground. It’s encouraging. More…
The Right to Food and Food Sovereignty
The opening address of the People’s Forum, entitled Food Sovereignty Now! was given by Olivier de Schutter. He has quickly gained profile for an issue that has been in the limelight ever since. More…
Watch the Story of Food
USC Canada’s new short, animated film will get you thinking about our broken food system. It identifies what’s gone wrong, and what we can do to rebuild it. Watch it now