Don’t be fooled by climate-smart agriculture!

Don’t be fooled by climate-smart agriculture!

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....
A Festival of Seeds: Celebrating Food, Farming and Biodiversity

A Festival of Seeds: Celebrating Food, Farming and Biodiversity

It’s all about #seeds. A centuries old tree, a field full of crops, or a fresh sapling; all of them start with a seed.  The fight to control food production is a fight to own the seed. One of the many problems with genetically modified (GM) crops is that farmers don’t...
The World Bank and the Battle for the Future of Farming

The World Bank and the Battle for the Future of Farming

The article originally appeared on Common Dreams on 17th April 2015. Reach the author on Twitter at:  @martinkirk_ny.   There is a battle raging over the future of farming on this planet, and the front line, this week, is at the Spring Meetings of the World Bank...