Full Coverage: Food

28.12.2006 Zdruzenieto za zastita na zivotnite i zivotnata sredina „Srce za zivotnite”, cestitajki im gi pretstojnite praznici – Kurban Bajram, Nova godina i Bozik – na gragjanite na Makedonija, pobara od niv da se otkazat od jadenjeto meso.

26.12.2006 Indonesia sebenarnya kaya akan berbagai sumber pangan. Hanya sayangnya, bangsa Indonesia terlalu terpaku pada sumber-sumber pangan yang bahan bakunya impor. Sumber-sumber pangan lokal yang ada di Indonesia tidak dimanfaatkan secara optimal.

22.12.2006 Maailman köyhien ruokaturva on heikkenemässä, koska viljasta on alettu tehdä polttoainetta autoihin. Jos energiantuotanto nousee politiikan johtotähdeksi, köyhien nälkä voi yltyä esimerkiksi Afrikassa. Miten lisääntyvä kiinnostus biopolttoaineiden tuotantoon vaikuttaa ruokaturvaan? Tarjolla on ainakin kaksi vaihtoehtoista väittämää.

15.12.2006 Manifesto elaborado durante o Encontro de Mulheres do Cone Sul e o Encontro Regional sobre Soberania Alimentar, realizados no Uruguai, em novembro de 2006

13.12.2006 SANTIAGO, Dec 12 (IPS) - In Chile, transgenic seeds may only be planted to produce crops for export. However, imported transgenic foods can be eaten here.

12.12.2006 En Nicoya celebran la primera Semana Ecológica Campesina. Los organizadores de la Feria se oponen a la pérdida de la tecnología campesina, a su base productiva basada en semillas probadas y adaptadas a las condiciones agroecológicas.

12.12.2006 With only 11 per cent of the earth’s surface considered prime land for feeding a global population expected to reach 8.2 billion by 2020, early warning systems for climate change are crucial in fighting land degradation that already affects 250 million people and threatens 1 billion more, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned.

09.12.2006 On November 9th Roberto Requião, Governor of the state of Paraná, dealt a blow to agribusiness when he signed a decree to expropriate the experimental test site owned by the Swiss multinational corporation Syngenta, located in Santa Tereza do Oeste.