Food production relies increasingly on a small number of species and varieties. This makes it more vulnerable to diseases, pests, changes in climate and extreme meteorological events (e.g. droughts, floods, heat waves).
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26 February 2023 – The Brazilian “Cerrado”: a textbook case of “modern” agricultural development based on resources grabbing, collusion and violence. Brazil’s agricultural “miracle” and its dark side… [read]
30 December 2022 – COP15 on biodiversity: a welcome but insufficient agreement – Behind the consensus on the protection of 30% of Earth reached by using an often vague language, the lack of important details and some serious lacunas generate the fear of relative inaction and point to a risk of failure of the promised effort to halt the process of biodiversity destruction. [read]
9 September 2015 – Ecological farming at the center of the food system called for by Greenpeace – A plea for an ecological farming that combines modern science and innovation with respect for nature and biodiversity. [read]
25 March 2015 – Research and biodiversity can help us combat the negative impact of climate change. CGIAR researchers have developed heat-tolerant bean varieties by crossing common beans with particularly hardy bean varieties. [read]
11 February 2015 – A new generation of GMOs based on the RNA interference technology evades regulation and is likely to flood the US market. What about the rest of the world? [read]
8 February 2015 – The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Africa: focus on land and seeds – A report prepared by GRAIN and AFSA provides details on actions taken by the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition of the G8 in the area of land and seeds in Africa. [read]
16 September 2014 – Biodiversity or GMOs : how to increase plant resistance against drought? Seeds are made available on the market that associate common plants (maize, paddy, soya and wheat) to a fungus that gives them the capacity to thrive better under drought conditions. [read]
9 May 2014 – Green revolution in Africa: more improved seeds for the continent – Growing Africa’s Future (AGRA) has just published a report on the seed sector in Africa which concludes that the sector is now dominated by local start-ups. [read]