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World Bank sides with agribusinesses against farmers and Indigenous communities

April 21, 2017 by Guest 2 Comments
As the World Bank Group’s spring meetings get underway in Washington, DC, the Bank’s complicity in corporate grabbing of land and natural resources around the world has become more blatant than ever.
Alternatives, Featured, Ideas, Money, Power

The Untold Success Story: Agroecology in Africa Addresses Climate Change, Hunger, and Poverty

November 23, 2015 by Guest 2 Comments
The Oakland Institute has released 33 case studies that shed light on the tremendous success of agroecological agriculture across the African continent in the face of climate change, hunger, and poverty.
Commons, General

Don’t be fooled by climate-smart agriculture!

September 22, 2015 by François Delvaux 4 Comments
Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is like Green Growth, Inclusive Growth, Green Economy and so many other catch-all and concepts which are too vague and broad to be useful: nice labels put on ‘business as usual’ policies avoiding the radical changes that are required (...)
Farming in harmony with nature
Alternatives, Commons, Ideas, Nine films about food and farming

A virtual film festival: Nine films about food and farming

July 22, 2015 by James North No Comments
Our recent virtual film festival, “9x9: Nine little films about food and farming”, has shown The Rules' community at work. A few months ago a member of the community - filmmaker Jason Taylor - approached us with some films he had made about farming that told a positive story about...
Alternatives, Commons, Featured, Nine films about food and farming

A Shifting Culture: Thinking of the Past, Present and Future.

July 17, 2015 by The Rules No Comments
Watch Yousef remember the past, show us the present and think about the future of his community, the environment and humanity in this beautiful film by The Source Project.
Alternatives, Commons, Featured, Nine films about food and farming

A Commons Sense: A Fight Against Biopiracy

July 15, 2015 by The Rules No Comments
A Commons Sense, by The Source Project, is a film about Dr Debal Deb's fight against biopiracy. Watch how he uses the field and the farmers to grow and protect valuable indigenous varieties.
Alternatives, Commons, Featured, Nine films about food and farming

‘Not a very Green Revolution’: Truth From India’s Fields.

July 12, 2015 by Swati No Comments
‘Not a very Green Revolution’ a short film by the Source Projects brings out the reality of the Green Revolution from the fields of Punjab.
General

21 Previously Unknown Reasons Why The World Needs You to Eat Vegan Today (And It Has Nothing To Do With The Animals)!

May 22, 2015 by Carla Golden 1 Comment
I believe most people, if polled, would say that they value health, peace, and the protection of natural resources like...
Janet Maro (2nd from left) agronomist and Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania project manager teaches her Bustani ya Tushikamane (Garden of Solidarity) group. In 2013 she trained some 2700 farmers, 46% of whom were women. Photo: Biovision
Alternatives, Commons

Painting a powerful food future for Africa

March 11, 2015 by Guest No Comments
A new report on agroecology details a holistic system of farming that allows power - and food - to stay in the hands of the many.
Local farmers could provide a solution to climate change
Alternatives, Ideas, Themes

Solution talks: are we doing a good job of communicating climate change solutions?

December 4, 2014 by The Rules No Comments
There is a real push going on right now to move the debate about climate change into a “solutions” space. Be it Naomi Kleins’ Beautiful solutions initiative, the debate triggered by the Rockefeller Foundation’s decision to divest from fossil fuels, or that lots of people are talking solutions.
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