Seed 'genebanks' are a fast track to food security — not just a last resort
With the impact of climate change becoming more evident in farmers’ fields across the globe, scientists must take greater advantage of the range of options.
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With the impact of climate change becoming more evident in farmers’ fields across the globe, scientists must take greater advantage of the range of options.
India has revoked a patent for a variety of cultivated potatoes grown almost exclusively for PepsiCo's Lay's potato chips. In 2019, PepsiCo sued several Indian farmers in the western [...]
In there and to move forward, and we've got it. we are moving. it is the very fact that it is big and complicated. it makes the negotiations hard. but it also means there's more on the line and that increases the odds that we're actually going to get this done. >> you know, so this is a kind of -- a bit of a theoretical point, but worth exploring here. when you think about how politicians act when in office, there's a bunch of factors, they have constituents, they want to get reelected. those constituents public opinion views matter a lot. the median voter, the swing voter, the person who migh...
In an effort to inform policymakers, advocates, and the public about the impacts of agrifood corporations on the U.S. food system and build support for transforming the nation's agricultural [...]
Is as is of dollars that is a big reason why just 1 in 7 americans with hearing loss use a hearing aid. another example, internet services. there are more than 65 million americans living in a place with only one high speed internet provider, and research shows that when you have a limited internet operation, yo will pay five times more on average than families with more choices. that is what a lack of competition does and it raises the prices that you pay. it is not just consumes getting hurt. big ag is putting a squeeze on the farmers and small and family farms, and the first-time farmers an...