G-8 discussions on the food crisis must include more than additional money, and should prioritize agriculture and food policies that improve the position of small producers—particularly women.
The Minneapolis City Council approved a resolution today put forth by the Homegrown Minneapolis initiative to support the production, sale and consumption of local, sustainably produced foods in the city and surrounding region.
A report issued today by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations found that excessive speculation by commodity index traders drove up wheat prices and disrupted the market. The report confirms the urgent need for new regulatory safeguards on excessive speculation in commodity markets, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.
KAW press release expressing disappointment that the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R. 2749), marked up in the House Energy and Commerce Committee today does not address the growing problem of antibiotic resistant foodborne pathogens which is an inseparable part of the food safety crisis.
The Commodity Market Oversight Coalition is comprised of about 50 energy, agricultural, transportation and consumer organizations. CMOC advocates for U.S. legislation and rules to prevent excessive speculation in commodity markets.
A 77-acre forest in northeast Iowa is the first in the state to be certified under international Forest Stewardship Council management standards for its protection of native vegetation and ecologically important wildlife, including rare bird species.
Policies enacted by the United States and the European Union, and aggressively pushed through global institutions during the last several decades, laid the ground for the ongoing food crisis.
Policies enacted by the United States and the European Union, and aggressively pushed through global institutions during the last several decades, laid the ground for the ongoing food crisis.
