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Ending Africa's Hunger
This is a careful and very clear analysis of why the proposed Green Revolution for Africa will be a disaster. Written by Raj Patel, Eric Holt-Gimenez and Annie Shattuck, this is well worth reading.
Combining Social Justice and Sustainability for Food Security
Multimedia Publication: Towards food sovereignty: Reclaiming autonomous food systems
The New Ecuadorian Constitution would Recognize Food Sovereignty as a means to Realize the Right to Adequate Food
Press Release by FIAN International, Sept 22, 2008.
The Cordoba Declaration on the Right to Food and the Governance of the Global Food and Agricultural Systems
Statement launched on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Universal declaration of Human Rights,10 December 2008 (8 pages). Multiple authors, under the auspices of CEHAP (Catedra de Estudios Sobre Hambre Y Pobreza/Chair for Studies into Hunger and Poverty) at the University of Cordoba (Spain).
Quick Fixes or Real Solutions? World Bank and IMF responses to the global food and fuel crises
A briefing by ActionAid USA, the Bank Information Center and the European Network on Debt and Development, December 2008 (22 pages).
Food Safety, Plant and Animal Health: Human Health and Sustainability Dimensions
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.
Human Health and Nutrition
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.
Bioenergy and Biofuels: Opportunities and Constraints
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.
The City that Ended Hunger
Six-page article by Frances Moore Lappe written for YES! Magazine's special Spring 2009 issue "Food for Everyone". The city that ended hunger is Belo Horizonte, the 4th largest city in Brazil. How'd they do it?? Read on...
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