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The Right to Food: Corporate, Foreign Gov't Land Grab Causing Hunger in Poor Countries

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez - Oct. 28 (News Report) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Olivier de Schutter, joins us to discuss his recent warning that some 500 million small farmers in poor countries are suffering from hunger, partly because foreign countries and corporations have bought up large tracts of land. We're also joined by Smita Narula, author of a new study suggesting that many of the land deals in Africa and South Asia lack transparency and could threaten local communities with eviction, undermine their livelihoods, and endanger their access to food.

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Obama Calls for New Approach on Gaza Blockade

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700

readersupportednews.org - By Erica Werner, Beth Fouhy, Darlene Superville, Tom Raum - Jun. 09 (News) - Obama called for narrowly tailoring Israel's broad blockade on goods entering the Gaza Strip so that arms are kept out, but not items needed for the Palestinians' daily life and economic development. Erica Werner, Associated Press

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The Green Movement comes to inner-city West Oakland

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Spot .us - By J.R. Vallery - Apr. 21 (Special Report) - With the economic depression setting in and the effects of global warming being seen all over the planet, people are having to find ways to employ themselves as well as create cost effective healthy, earth friendly alternatives to expensive fast food and cheap GMO (genetically modified organism) products.

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The Dirt on Worms

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

agweb.com - By Pam Smith - Nov. 18 (News Report) - The earthworm has long been considered the farmer’s friend. Their burrowing has always been thought to aerate the soil while their droppings provide fertilizer. No-till farmers count on these tireless workers to improve soil tilth. And on their worst day, earthworms sacrifice everything to land us a lunch from our favorite fishing hole

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UN: One Billion People Are Hungry Every Day

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

TruthOut - By Alessandra Rizzo - Jun. 20 (News Report) - Because of war, drought, political instability, high food prices, and poverty, hunger now affects 1 in 6 people, by the UN estimate.

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SOUTHERN AFRICA: Climate Change to Shrink Agricultural Production by Half

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Inter Press Service - By Kristin Palitza - Apr. 21 (Special Report) - Environmental researchers predict Southern Africa will be hit heavily by climate change over the next 70 years. Agricultural production is projected to be halved - a development that will threaten the livelihoods of farmers in a region where 70 percent of the population are smallholder farmers.

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Dirt poor Haitians eat cookies made of mud

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Worldfocus - By Benno Schmidt, Ara Ayer - Jan. 15 (News Report) - The small island nation of Haiti relies heavily on food imports, but with prices soaring, some Haitians are resorting to eating mud. The cookies — made of dirt, butter and salt — hold little nutritional value, but manage to keep Haiti’s poor alive.

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