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Future Food & Seed Part 8

Book Review Introduction In Part 8 of Manifestos on the Future of Food and Seed we learn that: “So far, only two GM traits have gained significant market share, one conferring resistance to a broad spectrum herbicide Roundup (RR) and another making plants poisonous to insects by means of a soil microbe Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). …

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The End of Poverty Part 10

THE END OF POVERTY HOW WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN IN OUR LIFE TIME JEFFREY SACHS PENGUIN BOOKS              2005 PART X Chapter 12: On-the-Ground Solutions for Ending Poverty (Cont.)   INTERNATIONAL DONORS AND VILLAGES LIKE SAURI The international donor community should be thinking round the clock about one question: how can the Big Five …

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The End of Poverty Part 9

THE END OF POVERTY HOW WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN IN OUR LIFE TIME JEFFREY SACHS PENGUIN BOOKS              2005 PART IX Chapter 12: On-the-Ground Solutions for Ending Poverty The end of poverty will require a global network of cooperation among people who have never met and who do not necessarily trust each other. One …

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Future Food & Seed Part 7

Book Review Introduction In Part 7 of Manifestos on the Future of Food and Seed we learn that: “We hope this manifesto can serve to further strengthen and accelerate the movement toward sustainable agriculture, food sovereignty, biodiversity, and agricultural diversity; help defend the rights of farmers to save, share, use, and improve seeds; and enhance …

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Sustainable Agriculture Part 3

THE EARTHSCAN READER IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE EDITED BY JULES PRETTY EARTHSCAN          2005 PART III   PART I: AGRARIAN AND RURAL PERSPECTIVES Chapter 6: Becoming Native to This Place by Wes Jackson Chapter 7: Creating Social Capital by Cornelia Butler Flora and jan L. Flora   PART 2: AGROECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES Introduction to Part 2: Agroecological Perspectives …

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Future Food & Seed Part 6

Book Review Introduction In Part 6 of Manifestos on the Future of Food and Seed we learn that: “This section provides specific principles and suggestions for changes in the rules of the WTO so that they are consistent with the goals of the commission.” “The goal of these proposed global trade rules is to promote …

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Sustainable Agriculture Part 2

Book review Part 2 of The Earthscan Reader in Sustainable Agriculture features An Amish Perspective by David Kline in which he tells us: “For the first 50 years after being deeded, the farm, with the high fertility of its woodland  soils (Wooster silt loam), produced enough wealth for the family to prosper. Then starting around …

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Future Food & Seed Part 5

Book Review Introduction In Part 5 of Manifestos on the Future of Food and Seed we learn that: “The ultimate solution to the social, economic, and ecological problems cited above is a transition to a more decentralized, democratic and cooperative, noncorporate, small-scale organic farming method, as practiced by traditional farming communities, agroecologists, and indigenous peoples …

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