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A discussion on whether the free market can deliver food security – Free Market and Food Security [Psychology Today] Coverage of the congressional hearing on empowering the Haitian public sector and grassroots community [Boston Globe] Report on draught and food shortage in Niger [Democracy Now] EU pushes democracy in exchange for development aid to Niger …
Unless Haitian farmers and other small business-owners have the opportunity to generate revenue and create jobs, the recovery from last January’s catastrophic earthquake will continue to flounder. The Haiti Empowerment, Assistance and Rebuilding (HEAR) Act, sponsored in the Senate by John Kerry (D-MA) and Bob Corker (R-TN), will help ensure that America’s aid to Haiti …
Check out “Hands That Feed,” a new film about Haiti’s food crisis and grassroots sustainable agriculture efforts [Civil Eats] Water wars are intensifying India-Pakistan relations [New York Times] The status of food aid in Chad [IRIN] The U.N. is worried about a lack of funds for Somalia [AlertNet] Unemployment and rising food prices are increasing hunger …
Originally posted on the Pursue blog. For months now, I’ve been getting emails from food sustainability organizations with subject lines like “Kiss Your Organics Goodbye!” and “48 Hours to Stop Monsanto’s GM Alfalfa!” They’re in reference to a genetically modified strain of alfalfa that is in testing for public use by the United States Department …
The relationship between farming, food and climate change is complicated, and it’s something we’ve written about before. Thanks to the Slow Food blog, I recently learned about a brand new online film called “The Food and Climate Connection: From Heating the Planet to Healing It,” released by WHY Hunger. From Slow Food: “How we farm …
