According to Mexican press accounts, the deadly swine-flu outbreak now spreading into the U.S. is linked to large-scale hog operations in Mexico run by industrial-meat giant Smithfield Foods.
Transnational InstituteHunger is not a scourge but a scandal. This is the premise of Susan George's classic study of world hunger. Contrary to popular opinion, malnutrition and starvation are not the result of over-population, of poor climate or lack of c
the re-launched website for the European Society for Rural Sociology (ESRS). Founded in 1957, the ESRS is the leading European association for researchers, policy makers and scientists interested in the study of rural issues
"... a nation-wide network of more than 200 food banks and food rescue organizations that serve virtually every county in the United States as well as Puerto Rico. It is the nation's leading hunger-relief charity, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The
Europeiska matbanker i 17 länder samlade förra året in nära 280 000 ton mat till behövande. Mat som var på väg från livsmedelsbranchen mot soptippen eftersom bäst-före datum närmade sig. Men i Sverige finns inga matbanker, här slänger istället livsmedels
"L’idée au cœur de ce manifeste est la suivante : il est temps de contester et dépasser les modes de pensée dominants fondés sur des visions réductionnistes et mécanistiques du monde à l’origine de la destruction des ressources précieuses de la planète et
"The underlying principle of the Manifesto on the Future of Seed is that seeds are a common property resource, to be shared for the well being of all and saved for the well being of future generations. Seed saving and sharing is a right and obligation tha
Critique of CAP and WTO. "It is the EU’s responsibility to decide to shift from the current situation of a 75% deficit in vegetable protein used for animal feed to one of self-sufficiency. This is entirely possible, given the available farmland, and is al
"Radical Homemakers uncovers a hidden revolution quietly taking hold across the United States. It is the story of pioneering men and women who are redefining feminism and the good life by adhering to simple principles of ecological sustainability, social