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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results28 Connexions Library4 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 1 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 10 Sources Library 1 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryARIPO Protocol is a tool for foreign takeover of Ghana's agriculture Kweku, Edwin; Baffour, Andoh Article 2015 Ghanaian citizens have so far prevented the passage of the Plant Breeders Bill, a UPOV-91-compliant law that would strip Ghanaian farmers of their rights to their own seeds. But there is worse coming ... The Centrality of Seed: Building Agricultural Resilience Through Plant Breeding  Ceccarelli, Salvatore Article 2016 Five of the global issues most frequently debated today are the decline of biodiversity in general and of agrobiodiversity in particular, climate change, hunger and malnutrition, poverty and water. Se... Connexions Library: Africa Focus Website 2009 Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on Africa. Connexions Library: Agriculture and Farming Focus Website 2009 Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on farming and agriculture. Farmer Cooperatives, Not Monsanto, Supply El Salvador With Seeds Weller, Nathan Article 2015 In the face of overwhelming competition skewed by the rules of free trade, farmers in El Salvador have managed to beat the agricultural giants like Monsanto and Dupont to supply local corn seed to tho... Farmers join to save the seeds that feed us Wheeler, Ashley Article 2015 Farmers and growers in south-west England have united to reclaim the lost skill of seed saving. They are determined to grow, develop, share and disseminate open-pollinated seeds, and oppose EU laws gr... Fowler, Cary: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Awad Winner Article Winner of the Right Livelihood Award for his work to save the world's genetic plant heritage. (Born 1949). Ghana's farmers battle "Monsanto law' to retain seed freedom Walker, Chris; Tickell, Oliver Article 2014 Ghana's government is desperate to pass a Plant Breeders Bill that would remove farmers' ancient 'seed freedom' to grow, retain, breed and develop crop varieties - while giving corporate breeders a bl... Ghana's women farmers resist the G7 plan to grab Africa's seeds Chow,Heidi Article 2015 Sharing and saving seed is a crucial part of traditional farming all over Africa. Governments, backed by multinational seed companies, are imposing oppressive seed laws that attack the continent's mai... The Great Seed Piracy Shiva, Vandana Article 2016 A great seed and biodiversity piracy is underway and it must be stopped. The privateers of today include not just the corporations -- which are becoming fewer and larger through mergers -- but also in... The Harrowsmith Reader: An Anthology from Canada's National Award Winning Magazine of Country Life and Alternatives to Bigness Lawrence, James (ed.) Book 1978 Articles on land, country careers, shelter, gardening, husbandry, food, trees, and rural life. An Illustrated Guide to Growing Food on Your Balcony Mrosovsky, Lara Lucretia Book 2011 A booklet for people in the city who grow or want to grow plants in container. The information is meant to be basic enough for beginners and informattive enough to be a handy reference for even an exp... Land and seed laws under attack as Africa is groomed for corporate recolonization Article 2015 Across Africa, laws are being rewritten to open farming up to an agribusiness invasion - displacing millions of small cultivators and replacing them with a new model of profit-oriented agriculture usi... Living with the Land: Communities Restoring the Earth Meyer, Christine; Moosang, Faith Book 1992 A collection of stories from grassroots communities about the benefits of ecological living. Monsanto is buying up non-gmo seed companies IWB Article 2013 A positive trend in recent years is the growing number of gardening enthusiasts choosing to plant gardens using organic and/or heirloom seeds. Mooney, Pat: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Winner of the Right Livelihood Award for his work to save the world's genetic plant heritage. (Born 1947). Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - October 30, 2014: Refugees Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2014 Topic of the week is Refugees. Featured articles look at migration, counter-surveillance resources, farmers in Ghana fighting to retain the freedom to save their own seeds, and rebuilding communities ... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - March 12, 2015: Organizing Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 The focus of this issue is organizing. How can we challenge and overcome entrenched structures of economic and political power? Our own source of power is our latent ability to join together and work ... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - March 26, 2015: Sustainability, ecology, and agriculture Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 This issue features a number of items related to sustainability, ecology, and agriculture, including Vandana Shiva's article "Small is the New Big," the Council of Canadians' new report on water issue... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - December 19, 2015: Utopia Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Utopian visions, be they practical or not, free our imaginations, if only for a little while, from the daily grind of struggle and worry, and allow us to dream about the kind of world we would hope to... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - January 21, 2018: What are we eating? Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2018 What are we eating? A simple question which opens up a labyrinth of devilishly complex issues about production and distribution, access to land, control of water, prices, health and safety, migrant la... Rising suicide rate for Indian farmers blamed on GMO seeds Article 2014 Monsanto, which has just paid out $2.4 million to US farmers, settling one of many lawsuits it's been involved in worldwide, is also facing accusations that its seeds are to blame for a spike in suici... Roots of Empathy: Changing the World Child by Child Gordon, Mary Book 2007 Roots of Empathy looks at eliminating crime and changing the world by starting with a compassionate environment for children. Seed freedom!: A last chance to thwart the great African seed grab Jehu-Appiah, Ali-Masmadi Article 2015 Nineteen African nations meet this week (July 2015) in Arusha, Tanzania, to finalise a 'plant protection' protocol that would open up the continent's seeds to corporate interests, taking away farmers'... Stolen Seeds: The privatisation of Canada's agricultural biodiversity Kuyek, Devlin Book Through patents and other intellectual property regimes, corporate tactics, and government manoeuvering, public goods are being destroyed to make way for private profit. Seed saving and plant breeding... The Tyranny of Rights Kneen, Brewster Book Kneen asks why the demand for 'rights' has become such a dominant strategy of movements for social and economic justice. As he discusses this question, he uncovers ways in which concept and language o... Vandana Shiva On Resisting GMOs: "Saving Seeds Is a Political Act" Gelder, Sarah Van Article 2013 Sarah van Gelder interviewed Vandana Shiva, renowned for her activism against GMOs, globalization, and patents on seeds and traditional foods. What are we eating?: Introduction to Other Voices, January 21, 2018 Diemer, Ulli Article 2018 What are we eating? A simple question which opens up a labyrinth of devilishly complex issues about production and distribution, access to land, control of water, prices, health and safety, migrant la... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesCounterCurrents.org An alternative news site based in India. We bring out what the mainstream media fails to tell you, or hides from you. These are the things that really matter. The things which may determine the fate o... Friends of the Trees A small, grassroots non-profit which has been operating continually since 1978. Ram's Horn A watchdog report on food issues and the agribusiness industry. Seeds of Diversity Seeds of Diversity is a non-profit network of gardeners and farmers, promoting biodiversity of food crops through conservation, documentation, and use of open-pollinated plants. Through our magazine, ... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryAcorn Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Aril Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Collectors on the edge The influence of Kew Gardens reaches far. In the heart of Botswana, meet the leaders of the Millenium Seed Bank Project Adams, Tim 2009 The Millenium Seed Bank Project is an international botanical project to collect and study 10% of the world's plant species. Cotyledon Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Elaiosome Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Gymnosperm Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Hypocotyl Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Nut (fruit) Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Ovule Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Pea Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia From the Connexions ArchivesInternational Permaculture Species Yearbook 1986 Hemenway, Dan Serial Publication (Periodical) 1986 This annual grows out of deep concern that human actions are destroying many of the living species, both plant and animal, with which we share this planet. It seeks both to sound an alarm and document... |
