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January 31, 2011
This is not Egypt's first time at the revolution rodeo, and previous outbursts were precipitated by the cost of bread. Global food prices are spiking right now, and Egypt, as the world's largest wheat importer, is reliant on climate-tossed... Read more
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January 19, 2011
Next 10, a San Francisco nonprofit, published a survey Wednesday that shows that California's "core green economy" grew more than three times as fast as the state's old brown economy between 2008 and 2009. It's a trend that resembles the boom in... Read more
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January 19, 2011
According to classical economic dogma, demand for hot-weather-requiring products like fancy tea in wealthy, northern areas like the United States should benefit everyone. U.S. consumers get a rarefied product they'd otherwise not have access to;... Read more
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January 18, 2011
Soaring food prices will make many go hungry, but austerity-driven policies will make the suffering even worse Read more
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January 13, 2011
Business is booming for the behemoth agricultural commodities trader Cargill. This week, the company announced a tripling of profits in the second quarter of its fiscal year. In the three months prior to November 30, Cargill's net earnings were a... Read more
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January 12, 2011
Global grain demand keeps rising, pushed up by population growth and the switch to more meat-heavy diets; but grain production can only rise so much, constrained by limited water and other resources. So, a food crisis is inevitable. Read more
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January 13, 2011
So much of the discussion about agriculture in Africa focuses on production. Plant more. Increase yield. Improve seed technology. But there is really no silver bullet when it comes to food production and access, and the relentless focus on... Read more
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December 23, 2010
One of CAGJ's newest projects, AGRA Watch, co-chaired by Choquette, is running up against the neoliberal panacea of globalization run amuck; corporations and compliant governments pushing to disengage local solutions to local problems; and... Read more
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December 15, 2010
For decades, the federal government has watched idly while a few gigantic companies grabbed ever-greater control of the food industry. As big players gobble smaller ones, they concentrate power at the top of the food chain -- and apply relentless... Read more
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December 8, 2010
A coalition of groups led by Seattle-based activists has sent a letter and online petition to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, saying its current approach to agriculture in Africa is unlikely to solve problems of hunger, poverty and climate... Read more
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