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In February, we posted a notice of the Journalism Competition run by the Future Agricultures Consortium Out of over 40 entries across Africa, Isabella Akinseye, emerged one of the runners-up, becoming the only Nigerian to place in the competition. Congrats to Isabella. Read her winning...
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On April 4, the day that biotech giant Monsanto released its second quarter earnings , a new report ( click here ) by La Via Campesina, Friends of the Earth International and Combat Monsanto shows that around the world small-holder and organic farmers, local communities and social movements are increasingly resisting and rejecting Monsanto, and the agro-industrial model that it represents. A March 30 letter ( click here ) to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA Appropriations was signed by 38 organizations in support of continued funding and protection for programs and offices specific to sustainable agriculture, beginning, socially disadvantaged and veteran producers, and farmworkers. Many of these 2008 farm bill programs will end on September 30 if additional funding is not secured.
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Kickoff event: APRIL 21 a t the Broad Art Museum at MSU Taking place in the former Barnes and Nobles space on Grand River, this event is part symposium, part Town Hall discussion forum, and part community celebration. The space: The Barnes and Nobles building (formerly the Jacobson’s department store) is a major economic and development site in East Lansing. We will “activate” this now very raw space for a day as a model of the ways these kinds of projects and ideas can grab a moment in the history of place and change its meaning for a brief time.
The Greenhorns
The Greenhorns documentary film, completed after almost 3 years in production, explores the lives of America's young farming community - its spirit, practices, and needs. It is the filmmaker's hope that by broadcasting the stories and voices of these young farmers, we can build the case for those considering a career in agriculture - to embolden them, to entice them, and to recruit them into farming. The production of The Greenhorns is part of our grassroots nonprofit's larger campaign for agricultural reform.
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) held various activities and decided on important matters on its recently concluded 5th general assembly, which was also a celebration of its 10th anniversary. Vietnam Farmers Union (VNFU) hosted the event in Hanoi, Vietnam last March 9, 2012 back-to-back with regional farmers’ consultations on March 7-8 and a CSO consultation on the 31st FAO APRC that AFA attended on March 10-11. The series of events officially opened on March 7 with a cultural presentation from a Vietnamese folk group, who also performed traditional songs and dances with participants from different Asian countries, and with welcome speeches from VNFU Vice-Chairperson Dr. Nguyen Duy Luong and incumbent AFA Chairperson Mr.
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Native Harvest | Wild Rice (mahnomen), Organic Coffee, Ojibwe Arts and More
From Our Land Manoominike Giizis- or the wild rice moon is upon us here at White Earth, and the lakes and rivers welcome our people to their waters, while our lands are abundant with one of the best corn harvests ever. We are thankful that we are able to continue our thousand year old way of life. Read More.
"Revitalizing traditional agriculture for spiritual and human need" Based in the indigenous communities in New Mexico, but with projects as far as Belize, the Traditional Native American Farming Association is a leading voice for food sovereignty, with many successes getting farmers back on the land, farming organically and with traditional methods. Brascoupé and other TNAFA members believe that family oriented farming is the best approach in developing a sound future in agriculture, which has always been at the heart of the community's economy. A fine show indeed.
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- The National Latino Farmers & Ranchers Trade ASSOCIATION
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National Black Farmers Association
In the late 1980s, John Boyd was a hard working fourth-generation Virginia farmer just trying to stay ahead. When his loan request was turned down again and again by the Dept. of Agriculture and his requests for other forms of state assistance available for farmers were ignored, John... Forty-four days late, justice finally showed up for Trayvon Martin and his family. Florida Special Prosecutor Angela B.