Sustainable Agriculture

Articles and Commentary:

One World Report on Agriculture Which farming methods will feed the future world?
Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development A Report from the Canadian based International Institute for Sustainable Development
Sustainable agriculture? An overview of modern farming practices from 'People & the Planet'
Can Tomorrow's World Feed Itself? The challenges of feeding a world of 8 billion: a debate from 'People & the Planet'
Integrated Pest Management and Food A CONCERTED EUROPEAN POLICY ON IPM IN INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION: FRAMEWORK TOWARDS A STRATEGY'
Farmers, Food and the World Trade Organization An Oxfam Policy Briefing on overproduction, dumping and the effects on developing countries
Patent-like protection to corporate plant breeders worries farmers UPOV is the Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, an intergovernmental organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland. The UPOV Convention gives exclusive patent-like protection to corporate plant breeders. Companies like Monsanto and Novartis will be allowed to extract fees from farmers and other breeders who want to use new seeds. Protests are mounting from India to the Philippines.
Safe Food for All: The Consumer Agenda "Sustainable Agriculture: Good for People, Good for the Planet" from Consumers International







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