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TWN Info Service on Sustainable Agriculture (2019)
- Agroecological Farms Generate More Income and Employment than Conventional Farms
Item 1: THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF AGROECOLOGY: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM EUROPE by Jan Douwe van der Ploeg et al.
Item 2: A REVIEW OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF AGROECOLOGY by Raffaele D’Annolfo, Barbara Gemmill-Herren, Benjamin Graeub & Lucas A. Garibaldi
(10 Dec 19)
- African Group calls for development outcomes at MC12
by D. Ravi Kanth (29 Nov 19)
- Policy Shifts Needed to Enable Rural Women's and Young People's Livelihoods and Climate Justice
(22 Nov 19)
- A Just Transition to Agroecology Essential to Effective Climate Action
(13 Nov 19)
- APBREBES Newsletter #37
(13 Nov 19)
- US escalating efforts for market access outcomes in agriculture
by D. Ravi Kanth (31 Oct 19)
- Agroecology - The Solution to Highly Hazardous Pesticides
(30 Oct 19)
- Critical Domains of Agroecological Transformation
(30 Oct 19)
- New briefing on DSI: Prudence versus Pressure at the Seed Treaty
(18 Oct 19)
- Crunch Time for the Seed Treaty
(09 Oct 19)
- United Nations: Food commodity prices hold steady in September
by Kanaga Raja (07 Oct 19)
- New IPCC report warns of ocean warming and dire impacts
by Indrajit Bose (30 Sept 19)
- Agribusiness the Biggest Obstacle to Low Carbon and Climate-Resilient Food Systems
(26 Sept 19)
- CSO Letter to RCEP Negotiators on Intellectual Property
(25 Sept 19)
- Agroecology a Critical Element in the Transformation of Food Systems
(11 Sept 19)
- Food Sovereignty is Africa's Only Solution to the Food and Climate Crises
by GRAIN (04 Sept 19)
- New FAO Report Highlights Agroecological Innovations for Sustainable Food Systems
Item 1: HLPE REPORT ON AGROECOLOGICAL AND OTHER INNOVATIVE APPROACHES FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS THAT ENHANCE FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION
Item 2: NEW UN REPORT ON AGROECOLOGY FOR CLIMATE, FOOD SECURITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS by Shiney Varghese
Item 3: AGROECOLOGY AS INNOVATION by Timothy A. Wise
(27 Aug 19)
- New IPCC report on climate change and land adopted by governments
by Indrajit Bose (20 Aug 19)
- Agroecology and Economic Justice Needed to Transform US Agriculture
Item 1: WORLD HUNGER IS ON THE RISE by Timothy A. Wise
Item 2: US AGRICULTURE NEEDS A 21st-CENTURY NEW DEAL by Maywa Montenegro, Annie Shattuck & Joshua Sbicca
(31 July 19)
- Press release: Sustainable development needs fundamental governance changes
(09 Jul 19)
- Manifesto on Food for Health: Cultivating Biodiversity, Cultivating Health
(09 Jul 19)
- Abuse of Fungicides in Industrial Agriculture Gives Rise to Deadly Resistant Fungus
(05 Jul 19)
- The Rise of the Superbugs - and Why Industrial Farming is to Blame
by GRAIN (27 Jun 19)
- Expanding the FAO Seed Treaty: Concerns for Developing Countries, Indigenous Peoples and Farmers
(18 Jun 19)
- United Nations: Food commodity prices rise again in May
by Kanaga Raja (17 Jun 19)
- Outcomes of the FAO’s Second International Symposium on Agroecology
(11 Jun 19)
- Organic Diets Significantly Reduce Pesticide Exposure in Humans
Item 1: ORGANIC DIET INTERVENTION SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES URINARY PESTICIDE LEVELS IN U.S. CHILDREN AND ADULTS
Item 2: CAN EATING ORGANIC LOWER YOUR EXPOSURE TO PESTICIDES?by Meg Wilcox
(31 May 19)
- Agroecology and Organic Farming Can Drive Sustainability in Agriculture
(30 May 19)
- Organic Cropland Emits 40% Less Greenhouse Gas Than Conventional Cropland
Item 1: THE IMPACT OF LONG-TERM ORGANIC FARMING ON SOIL-DERIVED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Item 2: ORGANIC FARMING MITIGATES CLIMATE CHANGE
(23 May 19)
- United Nations: Food import bill to fall, but poorest unlikely to benefit
by Kanaga Raja (15 May 19)
- United Nations: Diversification crucial to reduce risks in commodity sector
by Kanaga Raja (29 Apr 19)
- New APBREBES Publication: A Dysfunctional Plant Variety Protection System: Ten Years of UPOV Implementation in Francophone Africa
by Mohamed Coulibaly, Robert Ali Brac de la Perrière, with contributions from Sangeeta Shashikant (29 Apr 19)
- A Sustainable, Equitable Future for Food Requires a Global Transformative Process
(26 Apr 19)
- Climate Change - Threat to Agriculture & UN's Goal to Eradicate Hunger
by IPS/Thalif Deen (21 Mar 19)
- United Nations: Higher dairy prices drives up food commodity prices
by Kanaga Raja (18 Mar 19)
- Major North countries targeting South over agriculture
by D. Ravi Kanth (15 Mar 19)
- In Food Politics, All Roads Lead to Rome
by Salena Tramel (12 Mar 19)
- Call for Food Sovereignty and Feminist Movements in Africa to Join Forces
by Mariam Mayet, Stephen Greenberg & Linzi Lewis (11 Mar 19)
- Shrinking Biodiversity of Plants Cultivated for Food Poses Severe Threat
by Jaya Ramachandran (04 Mar 19)
- United Nations: Hunger on the rise in Africa
by Kanaga Raja (27 Feb 19)
- Biodiversity Crucial for our Food and Agriculture, but Under Threat
(25 Feb 19)
- Agribusiness is the Problem, Not the Solution
by IPS/Jomo Kwame Sundaram (22 Feb 19)
- United Nations: Food commodity prices begin new year on buoyant note
by Kanaga Raja (14 Feb 19)
- How Community-Based Biodiversity-Friendly Farming Can Stem Biodiversity Loss
(11 Feb 19)
- Towards a Common Food Policy for the EU
(09 Feb 19)
- Farmers in "Schools Without Walls" Learn to Increase Harvest
by IPS/Badylon Kawanda Bakiman (28 Jan 19)
- World Bank’s New Scheme to Privatize Land in the Developing World Exposed
(25 Jan 19)
- Family Farming Wages a Difficult Battle
by IPS/Daniel Gutman (24 Jan 19)
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