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Chapter 1 of Global Development of Organic Agriculture: Challenges and Promises, by Marie Trydeman Knudsen (Danish Research Centre for Organic Food and Farming - DARCOF), Niels Halberg, Jørgen E. Olesen, John Byrne, Venkatesh Iyer and Noah Toly, 2005 (48 pages).
 

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International movement of peasants, small- and medium-sized producers, landless people, rural women, indigenous people, rural youth and agricultural workers working to develop solidarity and unity among small farmer organizations in order to promote gender parity and social justice in fair economic relations; the preservation of land, water, seeds and other natural resources; food sovereignty; and sustainable agricultural production globally.

An outstanding organization!

This report looks at corporate concentration and proprietary strategies in the livestock genetics industry - including patents on animals - which are increasing corporate power and contributing to the development of a global genetic monoculture.

By Susanne Gura, League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development, supported by Greenpeace Germany, 2007 (30 pages).
Also available in Spanish and German.

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Journal article (23 pages). Describes the traditional food systems of indigenous peoples of western Canada (British Columbia) and documents how they have changed over the time, especially since European newcomers arrived in the region.

By Nancy J. Turner (University of Victoria) and Katherine L.Turner, published in the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, Vol. 6 (1), January 2007.
 

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Journal article by Robert T. Lackey, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, published in Fisheries 30(3):30-32 (2005) (8 pages)
 

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Short video featuring men and women from around the world speaking about multilateral agreements, the WTO, agricultural subsidies, unfair trade, globalization, hunger, corporate power, and the international movement for food sovereignty, and the right to food (both to eat and to produce) (7:25 min).

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.

Deb Habib of Seeds of Solidarity speaks during the conference plenary "Food Systems and Climate Change: The Impacts and Solutions". This plenary took place on October 8, 2008 at the 12th Annual Conference of the Community Food Security Coalition in Cherry Hill, NJ. (15:13)

 By Marc J. Cohen, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Published by the International Peace Academy as part of the Coping with Crisis Working Paper series, July 2007.

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