Top news of the week: 23.12.2021.
Food
‘Seed Money’ Explores Monsanto’s Troubling Past and its Impact on the Future of Food
Author Barton Elmore explains how Monsanto came to have so much influence over our food system, the damage the company’s products have had on farming communities, and whether Bayer will ...
Consuelo's Sweet Plantain Empanadas
For years, SHI-Honduras field trainer Consuelo Hernández has been perfecting recipes to share with partnering farmers that use the diverse array of crops grown on their land, and now we’re ...
International Play-offs: What position does climate and nature play in food security and international trade deals?
In the report, DEFRA propose that consumer trust is crucial to mitigate shocks in the food system, shocks that are likely to increase as we face greater climate instability. By …
‘An act of rebellion’: the young farmers revolutionizing Puerto Rico’s agriculture
The island imports 85% of its food but these three farms are part of the agroecology movement that seeks food sovereignty and climate solutions
Daily News Digest
The end of Farmdrop avian flu, and parsnips for Christmas Farmers have been left picking up the pieces after the online Grocery company, Farmdrop, suddenly ceased trading last …
Will the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) deliver for organic?
What a relief to finally have an official acknowledgement from Defra that organic land management does deliver environmental benefits. He quoted Sir Albert Howard, a principal …
Local food for school children is a ‘win-win’, say campaigners
Feeding schoolchildren and public sector workers with local, sustainable food would be a ‘win-win’ for farmers, the economy, and health, say campaigners.
Visibility matters: Why women in farming need to be documented
Visibility matters: Why women in farming need to be documented