Highlights
ALIN announced as co-winners of the UNESCO-IPDC Prize for Rural Communication
We are delighted to share the good news of one of our partners, the Kenyan Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN) who have been announced as co-winners of the 2012 edition of the UNESCO International Programme for Development Communication (IPDC) Prize for Rural Communication.
Against a 'green' avalanche
There is no dictionary definition of a "green economy". Nevertheless, the term is part of UN documents and will play a part in determining our lives. The Zero Draft for Rio+20 is a good example: the term is mentioned 40 times in 20 pages, but a definition is nowhere to be found.
Zero Draft text submissions from the small-scale farming perspective
Recently 'Green Economy Coalition' presented an analysis of the UNCSD Zero Draft text submissions. Are small-scale farmers already on Rio+20 agenda?
Seeds of biodiversity
Our Brazilian partner AS-PTA co-organised the State Seed Festival in Rio de Janeiro in November 2011. The festival aimed to encourage debate on the use of native seeds and provided a platform for a great exchange of experiences with using and conserving biodiversity.
Family Farming World Conference: Feeding the World, Caring for the Earth.
Among the more than 200 people that attended the Family Farming World Conference hosted in Bilbao, Spain, last October, were the highest representatives of agricultural organisations from all over the world, as well as politicians and members of international bodies such as FAO and IFAD.
GMOs and Peru: Is the debate coming to an end?
Peru says no to GMOs for ten years.
All-round excitement as ALIN wins Global Knowledge Award
ALIN scores a first in winning coveted global accolade stamping its authority in pioneering the use of ICTs to empower remote arid lands communities with knowledge and information, transforming their livelihoods.
GMOs continue to feed protest in South America
On 15 September 2011, the Brazilian National Technical Commission on Biosafety (CTNBio) approved the introduction of the first transgenic bean resistant to the golden yellow mosaic virus.
Small scale farmers feeding schools
Can small-scale farmers serve as a good source for school feeding programmes? And are these programmes beneficial for small-scale farmers?
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