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Davos 2013: new vision for agriculture is old news for farmers

Davos 2013: new vision for agriculture is old news for farmers | The Glory of the Garden | Scoop.it

With the launch of the Enough food for everyone If campaign, globalfood security is once again high on the public agenda. The UK campaign hopes to harness public support leading up to the meeting of the G8 in June, in an attempt to replicate the achievements of Make Poverty History in 2005. One of the key pillars of the If campaign is land, and drawing attention to the plight of poor farmers who are being forced to relinquish their property in what has been described as a neo-colonial "land grab".

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Executive Summary | EWG's Shopper's Guide to Pesticides | Environmental Working Group | EWG.org

Find out what to buy organic – and why - with EWG’s 2011 Shopper\’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce. We rank 53 popular fruits and vegetables based on their total pesticide loads.
David Rowing's comment, March 31, 2012 9:54 AM
With thanks to Linda Jennings.