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Over the last 14 years the North American Free Trade Agreement has devastated Mexican agriculture. And the situation is about to get worse: at (...)

WE—the undersigned representatives of farmers, fishers, workers, civil society organizations and the private sector—reiterate our urgent plea to the Senate to reject, or at the very least defer any decision on, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement. The Senate and the general public have been fed with false…

Emery Mushagalusa Mudinga is a lecturer, researcher and consultant based at the Institute for Rural Development Studies – ISDR Bukavu - DR. Congo. He holds a PhD in Political and Social Sciences from the University of Louvain-la-Neuve and a Master’s degree in Development studies. His research focus on land grabs dynamics and peasants resistance in Africa, armed groups dynamics, resource conflicts, peacebuilding and research ethics (with focus on science and knowledge decolonization and research collaboration). He is one of the researchers working for the Conflict Research Programme (CRP) ...

Shallot prices tending to move north December 29, 2020 The price of the small onion would remain distorted in the coming months as the Purattasi and Karthigai pattam crop have been affected by pests and diseases, say trade sources. Incessant rains and conducive climate are said to have triggered the infestation in the major tracts of Perambalur, Thuraiyur, Kallakurichi in Tamil Nadu. Around 9,000 hectares of crop area is estimated to have been affected. The Farm Varsity here has advised farmers to take up necessary preventive measures to save the crop in the coming months. As per a survey...