The farming and food system must be based on a very large number of small or reasonably sized farmers (including family farms) and small agro-processing units, producing healthy food in…
The pursuit of agricultural productivity has led to practices that are increasingly unsustainable. The world has grappled with the dual challenges of eradicating hunger and preserving the health of our…
by Anchal Kashyap and Priscilla C Ngaihte In recent years, Himachal Pradesh has diversified from traditional food grain cultivation towards high-value cash crops, particularly temperate fruits such as apples, pomegranates,…
At a time when many of the bigger farmers are complaining of indebtedness and non-viability while also causing ecological ruin, a dalit farmer has shown the way forward by combining…
The conservative think tank Heritage Foundation wants to rid the USDA of sustainability, climate change mitigation, and racial equity. Since I started organic farming more than 40 years ago, I…
Here Is a report the like of which appears again and again, every year, across India. Unseasonal rains damage paddy crops in Telangana Heavy rain was reported in different parts…
Between 2008 and 2022, land prices nearly doubled throughout the world and tripled in Central-Eastern Europe. In the UK, an influx of investment from pension funds and private wealth contributed to a doubling…
During several recent movements of farmers, particularly in Europe, sometimes a serious misunderstanding has been created, or is sought to be created, that what is needed for protecting farmers’ livelihoods…
Having been raised in Himachal Pradesh, a rural tehsil located in the Shimla district, I have witnessed the remarkable evolution of agriculture in a relatively short period of time. The…
Although the farmers have returned home after the Modi government withdrew three agriculture laws, seriously considering the very foundation of India's economic policy, the crisis is so deep that providing…
If controlled by corporations, digital farming initiatives create new poverty traps for small food producers while promoting environmental-destructive intensive agricultural practices. Smartphones have revolutionised our way of living. No need to…
Written by Kunzang Deachen, Chozin Palmo and Jigmet Singge Ladakh – high on the Tibetan Plateau at the northern extreme of India – is the place we call home. The…
Seed is the base of all life. Recognizing this obvious fact, farmers for well over a hundred generations and for several thousand years cared for seeds, respected seeds, and helped…
In many parts of the world there is a yearning on the part of farmers to break free from the increasingly exploitative grip of big business interests trying…
In most discussions on food and farming systems in India a concern that comes up time and again is that pressures and particular interpretations of the rules of the…
Keeping in view the increasing concerns worldwide to check increasing corporate control over farming and food systems, there is a need to look more carefully at various forms of this…
One of the most creative endeavors of farmers all over the world but even more so in tropical countries has been to protect , promote and nurture a diversity of…
It is well recognized that not all traditions are goods. Some widespread aspects of many traditional societies like discrimination and inequality at various levels ( such as caste, gender and…
While trying to find sustainable, durable solutions to problems which have been building up over a long time, it is very helpful to keep in mind that the outward manifestation …
In many countries with varying levels of development, a large number of farmers have been losing their land , sometimes to the extent of even losing their status as independent…
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