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Jun 22, 2009
Would You Trust This Banker?

The farmers still remember how skeptical they were when this man, Regassa Feyissa, showed up in their village with bags of seeds. He had a plan to ensure they would never again be without local seeds, a promise that sounded too good to be true. Read More…

Jun 19, 2009
They’ve Raised the Roof!

In the northern Wollo region of Ethiopia - the country’s sorghum breadbasket - USCs ground-breaking Seeds of Survival program is working with farmers to launch a very special new community seed bank complex. Ethio-organic Seed Action - our partner in Ethiopia - sent us a slide show to show how the project is progressing. Watch the video

Jun 18, 2009
Sounding the Alarm

In a compelling address to the CCIC in May, Susan George, an internationally recognized political economist, pulled no punches in describing the converging crises of Climate Change and the Global Economy. While these crises already deeply affect us all, George illustrates how our neighbours in the global south will be hit hardest. While sounding the alarm, she also provides persuasive strategies to move us out of this mess. Watch her presentation or download a transcript.

Jun 12, 2009
Civil society and farmer groups oppose GM wheat

Canadian farmer and civil society groups are voicing concern over increasing calls by industry for the release of GM wheat – despite earlier industry statements that GM wheat would never be commercialized. Read more at the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network website.

Jun 10, 2009
Climate Change Will Displace Millions

In the next two to three decades, huge parts of Asia, Africa, and Latin America will become uninhabitable and uncultivable due to desertification or flooding, stranding millions of people who depend on these lands and soils for food and livelihood. That’s the finding of a new study, with empirical evidence, which calls for urgent mitigation and adaptation strategies for the world’s most vulnerable people.



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