Climate Resilience, Good Yields and Steady Income: The Benefits of a Diversified Farm in Maharashtra
With erratic weather wrecking crops, multiple crops and nurturing an ecosystem could help farmers stay afloat.
88% of Over 9,000 Punjab Farmers Who Died by Suicide in 18 Years Were Debt-Ridden: Study
The Panjab Agriculture University study examined deaths by suicide among farmers between 2000 and 2018 in six districts of the state.
Food Insecurity Increases in the U.S. While it Declines in Nicaragua Whose Socialist Government Has Defied U.S. Regime Change Designs
Despite being a wealthy nation, food insecurity in the USA remains high. In contrast, Nicaragua has worked on ending poverty for the last fifteen years. One of the most important strategies has been to develop food security, and today they have reached approximately 90% food security.
The Great British Privatization Heist, Some Notes
The UK’s privatization binge is glorified asset stripping, pure and simple. Spread that over the decades since Thatcher, it is easy to understand why taxes are high (the highest since the 1950s) and the norm has become substandard and overpriced services in the denationalized industries.
Why Are Global Wheat Prices Rising So Much?
The global food crisis is being blamed on the war in Ukraine. Certainly, this war has been a catalyst for the recent spikes in food prices—but seeing that as the only cause is not just simplistic; it risks policy inaction to address some of the other factors, that can be controlled.
China | Economy | Online Blog
How China Strengthened Food Security and Fought Poverty with State-Funded Cooperatives
Beijing is showing the world how to strengthen food sovereignty, and simultaneously fight poverty, with a multi-pronged approach that combines state-funded agricultural cooperatives, stockpiling of nonperishable staples, a crackdown on waste, and government investment in new technologies.
World Food Safety Day on June 7 Is a Good Time to Assert that GM Food Should Never be Approved
As we observe World Food Safety Day on June 7, it is important to remind ourselves that while there are several threats to food safety, the most serious one come from the very high-powered, relentless efforts to promote GM crops and foods.
War Within the War: The Fight Over Land and Genetically Engineered Agriculture
Agricultural competition over land use between the U.S. and Russia—two gigantic capitalist countries with the most powerful nuclear arsenals in the world—is a neglected but important force driving the war in Ukraine.
Melting Himalayan Glaciers to Affect Food Production in South Asia
The highest glaciers are melting rapidly and will have a tremendous impact on people’s livelihood: ICIMOD study.
The Ukraine War’s Collateral Damage
The war in Ukraine has already caused massive death and destruction some 13 million Ukrainians have been forced from their homes, and an estimated one-third of the country’s infrastructure has been destroyed.