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Subtitled "Understanding tradeoffs and identifying options", this January 2009 policy brief is one of a series published by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).  This brief examines the likely adverse impacts of growing biofuels and outlines options for reducing these.  IWMI's Water Policy Briefs translate peer-reviewed research into useful information for policymakers and planners. More Briefs can be found on their website: http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/

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WPB30.pdf

Briefing paper (6 pages), 2008.
International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development. This is one of six IAASTD reports that were agreed to at an Intergovernmental Plenary Session in Johannesburg, South Africa in April, 2008.
 

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IAASTDBioenergy.pdf

Produced and recorded in the studios of Kootenay Co-op Radio in Nelson, British Columbia, Deconstructing Dinner has been created to dispense and discuss current food issues. The program assists listeners in making more educated choices when purchasing food either for the kitchen or at restaurants. Currently broadcast on 34 radio stations across Canada, Deconstructing Dinner also appears on over a dozen stations around the world. All episodes are accessible through the Internet in live, archived and podcasting formats.

A non-profit, farmer-funded, farmer-directed organization committed to fostering a unified and dynamic crop industry in Western Canada through research funded by a $9 million endowment fund. A new project in Insect Forecasting allows farmers to join an email list to receive timely warnings of changes in insect activity and risks, provided in map format with interpretive text.

Food First's mission is to end the injustices that cause hunger, poverty and environmental degradation throughout the world. Food First believes that a world free of hunger is possible if farmers and communities take back control of the food systems presently dominated by transnational agri-foods industries. Food First carries out research, analysis, advocacy and education for informed citizen engagement with the institutions and policies that control production, distribution and access to food.

This document profiles 25 new agricultural cooperatives that were funded by the Agricultural Development Cooperative Initiative in 2006-2007. Published by the Canadian Cooperative Association and le Conseil Canadien de la Cooperation, 2007 (40 pages). Note: Many of these cooperatives are for the production of biofuels, but cooperatives formed around grains, pulses, hemp, milk, blueberries, and marketing/distribution are also profiled.

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Seeds_of_Renewal.pdf

Factsheet by M.Muller, Institute for Agriculture and Food Policy, Oct 2008. (5 pages)
 

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Sustainable_Ag_vs_Unregulated_Markets.pdf