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Production models 2008-05-19 Nyeleni Synthesis Report NYÉLÉNI was the inspiration for the name of our Forum for Food Sovereignty in Sélingué, Mali. Top 2008-05-19 Supply vs. demand of agroindustrial meat and fish products: a chicken and egg paradigm? In this essay I analyse the driving forces behind the current worldwide increase of meat and fish consumption. Top 2008-04-25 A CONVENIENT TRUTH Family farmers can feed the world Many are convinced that we need industrial agriculture to feed the world, that there is no other way. But they believe that too easily. The truth is that family farmers can and do perform far better than the agro-industry. Top 2008-04-16 A sustainable food chain – from farmer to supermarket Companies bear crucial responsibility in solving the food crisis More and more companies are choosing to adopt corporate social responsibility, which is a promising evolution. It also provides new opportunities for sustainable food and agricultural production because if companies such as Unilever and Carrefour today honestly decide to hold out a hand to the hundreds of millions of family farmers worldwide, they will together be able to find a way out of the food crisis. Top 2007-05-20 The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) Agriculture is not just about putting things in the ground and then harvesting them…it is increasingly about the social and environmental variables that will in large part determine the future capacity of agriculture to provide for eight or nine billion people in a manner that is sustainable http://www.agassessment.org Top   Food crisis 2008-05-20 Civil Society statement on the World Food Emergency No More “Failures-as-Usual"! Historic, systemic failures of governments and international institutions are responsible. National governments that will meet at the FAO Food Crisis Summit in Rome must begin by accepting their responsibility for today’s food emergency. http://www.nyeleni.eu/foodemergency Top 2008-05-05 THE FOOD EMERGENCY AND FOOD MYTHS (Why Bush is Wrong in Blaming Indians for the Rise in Food Prices) President Bush has a new analysis on the global rise in food prices. At an interactive session on the economy in Missouri, Bush argued that prosperity in countries like India has triggered increased demand for batter nutrition. “There are 350 million people in India who are classified as middle class. Top 2008-04-30 Open letter to Mr. Jacques Diouf Open letter from Henry Saragih, International Coordinator for La Via Campesina to Mr Jacques Diouf Secretary General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Top 2008-04-24 An Answer to the Global Food Crisis: Peasants and small farmers can feed the world! Prices on the world market for cereals are rising. Wheat prices increased by 130% in the period between March 2007- March 2008. Rice prices increased by almost 80% in the period up to 2008. Top 2008-04-17 FIAN Open Letter to Governments on World Food Crisis This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This is also the year in w hich States are about to finally approve the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, that w ill finally put an end to the unbalanced protection given to these rights. Top 2008-04-02 FOOD PRICE CRISIS: A Wake Up Call for Food Sovereignty Food prices have been increasing sharply since 2005. According to the World Bank, global food prices have climbed by 83% over the last three years. Top 2008-04-01 Making a killing from hunger We need to overturn food policy, now! For some time now the rising cost of food all over the world has taken households, governments and the media by storm. The price of wheat has gone up by 130% over the last year. Top 2008-01-01 Global launch of an international call by social movements and civil society concerning the World Food Emergency The statement was prepared ahead of the "FAO High Level Conference on Wolrd Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy" taking place in Rome (3-5 June 2008). We invite all groups and organisation to sign on on-line. For this please go to www.nyeleni.eu/foodemergency Copies of the full statement are available in English, French and Spanish at www.nyeleni.eu/foodemergency This statement and global plan of action was prepared by members of the IPC, the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty. The IPC is a facilitation mechanism in which key international social movements and organisations collaborate around the issue of food sovereignty: these include ROPPA, WFFP, WFF, La Via Campesina, and many movements and NGOs in all regions http://www.foodsovereignty.org/new/focalpoints.php Top 2008-01-01 Food crisis resources - GRAIN Documents and links on the extraordinary events around recent food prices. http://www.grain.org/go/foodcrisis Top 2008-01-01 The UN system – a brief for social organizations/movements This article has been prepared in the context of a study on the UN system and social organizations/movements sponsored by the UN NGO Liaison Service (NGLS) which is being conducted by Nora McKeon with Diego Colatei, Carol Kalafatic and Mario Pianta. Top 2008-01-01 Food’s Failed Estates A summary and update of ETC's communiqué “Food Sovereignty a la cartel” prepared for IPC partners Top 2008-01-01 Les appareils défaillants de la nourriture. Un sommaire et une mise à jour du communiqué d'ETC sur « la souveraineté alimentaire, à la cartel », documents préparés pour les partenaires d'IPC. Top 2008-01-01 CALL OF FARMERS AND PRODUCERS OF WEST AFRICA MEMBERS OF ROPPA TO HEADS OF STATES AND HONOURABLE MEMBERS OF NATIONAL AND ECOWAS PARLIAMENTS Top   Agrofuels 2008-01-01 Seedling - Agrofuels Special Issue - July 2007 Authour: GRAIN Top 2008-01-01 Report of the FAO Stakeholder Consultation with Civil Society/Non Governmental Organizations FAO Headquarters, Rome, 15-16 February 2008 Top   Climate crisis 2008-05-22 Climate justice groups warn of false solutions to climate change at the CBD The Convention on Biological Diversity has increasingly allowed itself to be influenced by business interests in recent years, at the expense of ensuring a democratic equitable process. http://www.tni.org/detail_page.phtml?act_id=18315&banner=banner2&keywords= Top 2008-01-01 Report of the FAO Stakeholder Consultation with Civil Society/Non Governmental Organizations FAO Headquarters, Rome, 15-16 February 2008 Top     © Gunnar Album