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TWN Info Service on Sustainable Agriculture (2022)
- UN: Global food prices remain steady in November, says FAO
by Kanaga Raja (08 Dec 22)
- Updated briefing note on Target 7 (pesticides) of the post-2020 GBF
(25 Nov 22)
- Corporate concentration of the industrial food chain
(24 Nov 22)
- Trade: WTO members agree on work program to address food insecurity
by D. Ravi Kanth (23 Nov 22)
- Gendering the debt crisis: Feminists on Sri Lanka’s financial crisis
by Kanchana N. Ruwanpura, Bhumika Muchhala & Smriti Rao (17 Nov 22)
- Confronting the Profiteers of Destructive Industrial Agriculture
Item 1: 38 BILLION DOLLAR QUESTION – WHO IS DRIVING THE DESTRUCTIVE INDUSTRIAL AGRICULTURE MODEL? by Frederic Mousseau
Item 2: The African Development Bank Must Work for Africans, Not Agrochemical Corporations by Frederic Mousseau & Andy Currier
(16 Nov 22)
- Joint Implementation of UNDROP and ITPGRFA Essential for Realization of Peasants' Rights
(15 Nov 22)
- UN: Global food import bill to reach all-time high of nearly $2 trillion
by Kanaga Raja (14 Nov 22)
- UN: Global food prices remain broadly stable in October, says FAO
by Kanaga Raja (10 Nov 22)
- Open Letter Sets Bill Gates Right About Global Food Insecurity
(10 Nov 22)
- New Report: Countries' Climate Pledges Put Unrealistic Demands for Land Ahead of Emissions Reductions
(03 Nov 22)
- Trade: WTO DG suffers setback on agriculture retreat
by D. Ravi Kanth (31 Oct 22)
- 'Nature-based solutions': another way to obstruct food system transformation?
by Kanaga Raja (28 Oct 22)
- How Agrochemicals Prop Up the Fossil Economy
(27 Oct 22)
- Peru: Agroecological women farmers boost food security in highlands
by IPS/Mariela Jara (18 Oct 22)
- UN: World Food Day call to action as 828 million people go hungry
by IPS/Naureen Hossain (18 Oct 22)
- Trade: WTO retreat on agriculture for whom?
by D. Ravi Kanth (18 Oct 22)
- UN: Forty-five countries in need of external assistance for food, says FAO
by Kanaga Raja (14 Oct 22)
- WTO: DG hosts costly Evian retreat merely to brainstorm on fisheries subsidies
by D. Ravi Kanth (14 Oct 22)
- UN: Global food prices fall for the sixth consecutive month, says FAO
by Kanaga Raja (14 Oct 22)
- UN: Acute food insecurity to deteriorate further in 19 "hunger hotspots"
by Kanaga Raja (23 Sept 22)
- Trade: India rejects US & 9 countries' demand for plurilateral talks on PSH
by D. Ravi Kanth (20 Sept 22)
- Human rights key to protecting biodiversity
(08 Sept 22)
- Financialisation of the Food System and Spiralling Food Prices
(01 Sept 22)
- Keeping the FAO Free from Corporate Capture
Item 1: STOP CORPORATE CAPTURE OF FAO by FIAN International
Item 2: CORPORATE CAPTURE OF FAO: Industry’s Deepening Influence on Global Food Governance by Corporate Accountability & FIAN International, with contributions from PAN International
(18 Aug 22)
- Agrochemicals a Major Source of Microplastic Pollution
(18 Aug 22)
- WTO: US turns upside down MC12 decision on TRIPS, fisheries & mandate
by D. Ravi Kanth (27 Jul 22)
- Trade: Herculean battle to frame agri-reform after killing Doha agenda at WTO
by D. Ravi Kanth (27 Jul 22)
- UN: As many as 828 million people affected by hunger in 2021, says report
by Kanaga Raja (22 Jul 22)
- Trade: WTO DG's assertions about MC12 flying from facts?
by D. Ravi Kanth (20 Jul 22)
- Mainstreaming Agroecology in Southeast Asian Higher Education
(16 Jul 22)
- Learning from Indigenous Peoples to Build Climate-Resilient Food Systems
(15 Jul 22)
- WTO: DG's "push-back" against members' complaints on opaque MC12 process
by D. Ravi Kanth (14 Jul 22)
- New GMOs Will Not Reduce Pesticide Use
(09 Jul 22)
- The Need for a Global Food Security Agenda Based on Human Rights
(07 Jul 22)
- Trade: Agriculture talks could become a proverbial "Wild West" after MC12
by D. Ravi Kanth (05 Jul 22)
- Trade: WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement may take time for ratification
by D. Ravi Kanth (27 Jun 22)
- UN: Global food import bill to reach all-time high in 2022, says FAO
by Kanaga Raja (23 Jun 22)
- WTO: South suffers loss at MC12, EU & US biggest winners
by D. Ravi Kanth (22 Jun 22)
- UN: Challenge for 2023 - guaranteeing sufficient food production
by IPS/Mario Lubetkin (20 Jun 22)
- UN Special Rapporteur: Recognize Farmers’ Rights to Seeds as Human Rights
(17 Jun 22)
- WTO: South countries demand talks on WTO reforms under GC's direction
by D. Ravi Kanth (16 Jun 22)
- WTO: Ministers voice divergent views at MC12
by D. Ravi Kanth (14 Jun 22)
- WTO MC12: Agriculture and Food Security Negotiations - Implications for the South
by Ranja Sengupta (13 Jun 22)
- WTO MC12: Special and Differential Treatment takes a beating in the latest Draft Fisheries Text
by Ranja Sengupta (12 Jun 22)
- FAO Urged to End Partnership with Pesticide Industry
(11 Jun 22)
- WTO: DG's alleged "pressure tactics" to push through decisions at MC12
by D. Ravi Kanth (10 Jun 22)
- Bringing Agricultural Biodiversity Back to the Centre of the CBD
(09 Jun 22)
- WTO: ACP, African Group, G33 up the ante on permanent solution for PSH
by D. Ravi Kanth (08 Jun 22)
- WTO: DG pushes five unresolved MC12 deliverables to ministers
by D. Ravi Kanth (08 Jun 22)
- African Group, ACP, G33 call for permanent solution on PSH at MC12
by D. Ravi Kanth (06 Jun 22)
- States Must Address Rising Inequalities and Enact Agrarian Reform to Realize the Right to Land
(02 Jun 22)
- WTO: DG issues "Plan B" decision on WFP food purchases for MC12
by D. Ravi Kanth (01 Jun 22)
- WTO: DG's "best endeavour" decision on trade & food security for MC12
by D. Ravi Kanth (01 Jun 22)
- WTO: DG's "Plan B" MC12 deliverables in agriculture a setback for South
by D. Ravi Kanth (01 Jun 22)
- WTO: DG to issue three best endeavour "Plan B" MC12 agriculture outcomes / TRIPS waiver informal drafting meeting
by D. Ravi Kanth (31 May 22)
- Why a hazard-based pesticide target offers much better protection to biodiversity at lower cost
(30 May 22)
- Decolonizing and Democratizing Food Knowledge Systems
(23 May 22)
- UN: Nearly 20 million Afghans suffering from high acute food insecurity
by Kanaga Raja (23 May 22)
- UN: Inequality tightens its grip on the most vulnerable
by IPS/Baher Kamal (18 May 22)
- The Soil Grab Greenwashing by Agribusiness
(17 May 22)
- United Nations: Global food prices ease slightly in April, says FAO
by Kanaga Raja (12 May 22)
- UN SR on the right to food - A reform of the global trade architecture and the AoA must for dealing with food crises
(12 May 22)
- Food price crisis: another perfect storm?
(10 May 22)
- United Nations: Acute food insecurity reaches new highs, says report
by Kanaga Raja (09 May 22)
- How Agroecology is Bringing Land Back to Life in Africa
(05 May 22)
- Conclude permanent solution on PSH at MC12, say participants
by D. Ravi Kanth (28 Apr 22)
- UN: Nearly $1.4 billion pledged for Horn of Africa drought response
by Kanaga Raja (28 Apr 22)
- Ukraine: Gains made on gender equality at peril due to the conflict
by Kanaga Raja (25 Apr 22)
- Attempts at "freezing" agricultural outcomes at MC12
by D. Ravi Kanth (22 Apr 22)
- The Politics of Protein - A comprehensive review of livestock, fish, 'alternative proteins' & sustainability
(21 Apr 22)
- UN: Drought could worsen hunger in Horn of Africa region, says WFP
by Kanaga Raja (21 Apr 22)
- LDCs outline their priorities on agriculture for WTO's MC12
by D. Ravi Kanth (21 Apr 22)
- Ukraine: Rural labour markets negatively impacted by the conflict, says FAO
by Kanaga Raja (15 Apr 22)
- UN: Ukraine war drives global food prices to their highest ever level
by Kanaga Raja (12 Apr 22)
- WTO: Chair of Doha agriculture talks "misleading" members, says Indonesia
by D. Ravi Kanth (08 Apr 22)
- UN: Ukraine war posing a massive food security challenge, says FAO
by Kanaga Raja (31 Mar 22)
- Afghanistan: 23 million suffer from acute hunger, 95% don't eat enough food
by IPS/Baher Kamal (28 Mar 22)
- Attempts to "stonewall" permanent solution for PSH programs at WTO
by D. Ravi Kanth (24 Mar 22)
- UN: Ukraine conflict could expose global food markets to heightened risks
by Kanaga Raja (16 Mar 22)
- Brazil opposes permanent solution on public stockholding at WTO
by D. Ravi Kanth (15 Mar 22)
- UN: Conflict, adverse weather & high food prices worsening food insecurity
by Kanaga Raja (14 Mar 22)
- UN: Global food prices hit all-time high in February, says FAO
by Kanaga Raja (09 Mar 22)
- Egypt Rushes to Find Alternative Wheat Suppliers Following Ukraine Crisis
by Hisham Allam (09 Mar 22)
- Addressing pesticides within Target 7 (on pollution) of the post-2020 GBF
(03 Mar 22)
- India sharply criticizes chair's text on agriculture at WTO
by D. Ravi Kanth (16 Feb 22)
- United Nations: Food insecurity soars in 20 hunger hotspots, say FAO/WFP
by Kanaga Raja (14 Feb 22)
- Funding Agroecology the Right Way
(07 Feb 22)
- United Nations: Global food prices rebound in January, says FAO
by Kanaga Raja (07 Feb 22)
- South countries criticize "trust deficit" in agriculture outcomes at WTO
by D. Ravi Kanth (26 Jan 22)
- Trade ministers fail to converge on major WTO issues
by D. Ravi Kanth (25 Jan 22)
- WTO: Looming North-South battle over market price support programs
by D. Ravi Kanth (19 Jan 22)
- Descent into the "abyss of lawlessness" at the WTO?
by D. Ravi Kanth (13 Jan 22)
- United Nations: Global food prices fall slightly in December, says FAO
by Kanaga Raja (13 Jan 22)
- A Fast-Spreading Pandemic has Reduced an Additional 100 Million People into Poverty
by Thalif Deen (10 Jan 22)
- Synthetic Nitrogen Fertilisers a Major Contributor to Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(07 Jan 22)
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