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China and the US know how to regulate the seed industry, but in India, the seed industry is holding farmers to ransom. Allowing the seed companies to play robbers at the expense of
subsistence farmers is a cruel joke that the policy makers can no
longer allow, writes Devinder Sharma.
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19th July 2006, Bharat Dogra, IPS As the phenomenon of mass suicides by farmers turns into a major national issue, small cultivators in this sub-Himalayan state are demonstrating that the way forward to sustainable agriculture may lie in sticking to traditional methods. |
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Production and consumption of farm products are expanding faster in developing countries than in developed economies. But a new joint report by the OECD and FAO says productivity growth in the world's poorest nations is not keeping pace with the food needs of their rising populations.
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9th June 2006, FAO An uncertain economic environment prevails
The recent months saw commodity markets as a whole becoming more volatile with a steady upward trend in prices, according to the June issue of FAO’s Food Outlook report.
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26th May 2006, Organic Consumers Association Consumers Across the U.S. Tell the USDA to Not Allow Imposter Organics
Across the United States, thousands of consumers are responding to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) public comment period on revisions to the National Organic Program (NOP). A number of the USDA revisions relate to the "access to pasture" requirement for organic dairies. The Organic Consumers Association and other public interest groups are very concerned that the USDA NOP regulations contain loopholes and imprecise language that could continue to allow milk produced at giant intensive confinement dairy feedlots to be labeled as "USDA Organic."
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21 May 06, Organic Consumers Association, The Satya Interview with Ronnie Cummins Many compassionate consumers believe that buying organic food is the only way to go. The label "organic" means refuge from pesticides, chemicals and the damaging practices of the commercial food industry. High-quality, mouth-watering, nutrient-rich produce -- all harvested fresh from the farm, right? We tend to assume organic food producers are all small farmers who combine ecologically sound farming practices with a political agenda to promote and develop local sustainable food systems. Unfortunately, this is no longer the case. |
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19th May 2006, FAO Around 3 000 Chinese experts and technicians will share their skills
The Government of China expressed its intent to provide the services of at least 3 000 experts and technicians over a six-year period to help improve the productivity of small-scale farmers and fishers in developing countries, under an agreement signed today with FAO.
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