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te house press conference president bush stated that we should buy food from local farmers as a way to help deal with scarcity but also to put in place an infrastructure so that nations can be self sustaining and self supporting this is the correct position on international food aid and one with which we agree yet it is ironic that the bush administration s continued support for free trade and the wto has contributed to the crisis by dismantling the domestic food production in many of these countries on may 2 president bush advocated lifting restrictions on exports and concluding the doha round of the wto to help solve the world s food crisis he further stressed the cultivation of genetically engineered crops under the false pretense that they resist extreme weather conditions and increase yields this message in the midst of the farm bill negotiations helps explain the administration s position on the bill they truly care more about completing the doha round than enacting sensible domestic farm policy it is ironic that the direct farm payments most criticized by the san francisco chronicle the editorial boards of the new york times and the washington post are the payments explicitly allowed under the world trade organization wto i e payments that are decoupled and delinked from production it has never been more critical to the survival of millions around the world that we define the problem correctly and pursue a solution that builds food sovereignty while higher prices for grain seed and fertilizer fueled by speculative trading practices contribute to escalating food prices the significant role of diesel fuel prices in both the farm production and distribution systems must be addressed at domestic and global levels the excessive corporate profiteering of oil and grain companies must be exposed and curtailed we need to re establish programs and policies that authorize farmer and country control over agricultural production systems including the right to limit low cost imports that destabilize local agrarian based economies this is an essential step to stabilizing the farm and food economy globally it must start with the people and the communities on the ground not with corporate agribusiness misguided free trade agreements oil companies and ge seed representatives what do you think should the farm bill be vetoed or not below i ve listed a couple of websites that might help you figure out what you think click here to read to presidential farm bill veto message other articles about the farm bill siding with the bushies from grist ag observatory farm bill website food banks urge passage of historic farm bill to help hungry americans may 21 2008 cbc s dispatches reports on food crisis city farming uganda ghana posted by beetknits under food crisis food policy hunger international urban agriculture urban planning tags 100 mile diet africa food crisis food security international international development research centre local food uganda urban agriculture west africa leave a comment linked by michael levenston at city farmer info idrc photo monica rucki urban farming in accra while we in the urban west congratulate ourselves on innovations like the 100 mile diet and eating food raised close to home much of africa has been quietly surviving on the 100 metre version their produce isn t trucked halfway across the continent some of it grows in greenspace hacked right out of city landscapes that s why you ll see lettuce under power lines and cassavas in the culverts but harvesting the cities may not just be practical in times of soaring food prices it might help make the difference between a stable society and civil unrest so you have to wonder why is it still such a struggle canadian journalist kim brunhuber began his quest for answers in uganda listen to kim s story on dispatches see contents may 12 18 2008 11 minutes 33 seconds books about african urban agriculture urban agriculture in west africa contributing to food security and urban sanitation cities feeding people an examination of urban agriculture in east africa may 19 2008 urban fruit gleaning posted by beetknits under oregon urban agriculture urban fruit trees urban planning vids pics and clips tags anti hunger city cooking up a story food security free food fruit fruit trees gleaning hunger oregon portland portland or urban agriculture urban farmer urban farming urban fruit gleaning urban garden urban planning video leave a comment portland fruit tree project provides a valuable service that helps communities benefit directly from local resources fresh fruit that grows on neighborhood trees is collected by volunteers and dropped off at local food banks for distribution to those in need the great thing about this program is beneficial to their health may 18 2008 a multipronged approach to ensuring food security posted by beetknits under food crisis food policy hunger poverty urban agriculture urban planning tags allotment anti hunger city farm city farmer city farming city garden community crops development farmer food crisis food policy food prices food security food system foodshed hunger idrc international development research centre poor poverty subsistence gardening sustainability sustainable agriculure sustainable food un united nations urban agriculture urban farm urban farming vegetable garden watershed world food summit leave a comment from innovations report 14 05 2008 in 1996 180 nations including canada met in rome for the world food summit wfs to discuss ways to end hunger nations pledged to eradicate hunger and committed themselves to a basic target reducing the number of undernourished people by half by 2015 five years later they reaffirmed their commitment to meeting the goals set out in the rome declaration on world food security and the world food summit plan of action in the rome declaration nations committed themselves to ensuring an enabling environment and implementing policies to eradicate poverty and guarantee access to sufficient safe food to all they also agreed to promote a fair world trade system and to work to prevent natural disasters and other emergencies that threaten food security they further agreed to promote the use of public and private investments in ways that foster human resources and sustainable development idrc s programs and the research it funds contribute to meeting these commitments idrc believes that poverty alleviation food security and environmental sustainability go hand in hand it also believes that effectively addressing these interlinked challenges requires working actively with the main actors from farmers to researchers to government officials while this is the thrust of all of idrc s programs two contribute most directly to increasing food supplies rural poverty and environment rpe and urban poverty and environment upe a multidisciplinary approach in rural areas idrc supports research that focuses on the needs of the poor who live in fragile or degraded ecosystems this can take many forms from promoting participatory plant breeding of staple crops as a means to conserve biodiversity and recognize farmers knowledge read more seeds that give link below to supporting collaborative management of natural resources such as watersheds and community forests research also seeks to support land tenure reforms and improve access to natural resources and focuses on how the poor can improve their livelihoods while better managing natural resources in a context of market liberalization and integration efforts to ensure that research is relevant to the need of farmers have met with success in many areas for example in viet nam idrc supported research has demonstrated that community based natural resource management cbnrm concepts and processes such as farmer to farmer methods can be successful in reducing poverty at the commune level the overall goal has been to develop and support processes that will reach and build sustainable livelihoods for a greater number of the poorest in upland communities read more improving natural resource management in viet nam s hong ha commune in the harsh conditions of jordan and syria farmer selected lines of barley have fared as well or better than those emanating from research centres what s more these varieties yield better forage and are more palatable to sheep and goats the main sources of meat and milk products in the region read more case study north africa and middle east breeding better barley together link below in china bridging the gap between scientists and farmers has led to the adaptation of varieties of maize to local conditions and the improvement of a number of others contributing to both food supplies and livelihoods read more bridging the gap between scientists and farmers in china growing food in the cities in the booming urban areas of developing countries access to land food and basic environmental services such as water sanitation and waste collection is limited leading to increased poverty and environmental burdens one of the goals of idrc s upe program is to support research on urban agriculture ua as a means to increase household food security and to generate income read more feeding the sustainable city thanks largely to the pioneering work of idrc supported researchers over the past two decades some municipalities have now recognized the value of urban agriculture in boosting food security and reducing unemployment among the urban poor for example city councillors in kampala uganda have created ordinances to better integrate farming activities into urban planning and management read more in rosario argentina municipal authorities working farmers groups shantytown dwellers and civil society organizations devised a scheme for granting tenure to unused municipal lands as a result more than 700 community market gardens were established a vegetable processing agroindustry was created and plant and craft fairs were held this has led to sustainable food supplies and livelihoods for poor residents read more given the challenges idrc and its partners are encouraging governments to team up with stakeholders to develop strategies to meet the mdgs in answering the need for more secure land tenure for city farmers governments at all levels could reduce poverty and help improve the lives of slum dwellers by actively supporting urban agriculture activities they can reduce hunger and malnutrition while promoting employment among disadvantaged groups such as women innovative approaches because hunger and poverty are intimately linked to economic and social policies at the macro and sectoral levels idrc also supports research to understand these links and target policies effectively a first step is mapping poverty and its components another is to link changes in these to various combinations of policies idrc has been doing this in over 20 developing countries since 1990 read more micro impacts of macroeconomic and adjustment policies mimap an essential component of idrc s work in this area is the community based poverty monitoring system developed in 1996 first implemented in the philippines the department of the interior and local government has since directed all local government units to adopt the system s 13 core indicators for measuring poverty read more development takes on a face and an address in the philippines the cbms is now being tested with idrc support in 12 countries in asia and africa read more poverty and economic policy pep research network idrc also tackles poverty issues through such innovative means as the use of information and communication technologies icts many centre supported projects demonstrate that communities with greater access to icts are able to generate and sustain economic growth read more an overview of icts at idrc for example in kenya a project is experimenting with ways of using the internet to provide financial marketing and information services to small farmers so that they can better market their produce and boost their incomes read more kenyan farmers discover the internet in senegal farmers in remote areas can obtain up to the minute market prices for their crops through portable telephones provided through an idrc supported project this has directly increased participating farmers incomes by 30 and generated new employment for women read more acacia partner garners two major ict prizes in india rural knowledge centres in seven villages provide information on the price of agricultural inputs market prices government programs and much more the positive impact on villagers livelihoods has led to a movement to bring the benefits of icts to 600 000 villages by mid 2007 read more making waves mission 2007 national alliance every village a knowledge centre vivien chiam quelle researchsea weitere informationen www idrc ca may 18 2008 new report shows edible cities are the future posted by beetknits under agribusiness food policy urban agriculture urban planning tags chicago city farm city farmer city farming city landscape community garden community supported agriculture composting edible cities edible estate edible landscape food food policy food security food system growing food growing power local food london milwaukee new york slow food sustain sustainable agriculture sustainable food urban agriculture urban farm urban farmer urban farming urban garden urban gardening urban planning vegetable vegetable gardening vermiculture 1 comment 02 05 2008 there are huge opportunities to grow more food in our cities a new report by sustain 1 shows edible cities 2 looks at examples of urban agriculture projects in cities including new york milwaukee and chicago and identifies a series of opportunities that other cities could be adopting ben reynolds one of the authors of the report explains we are all familiar with allotments and the odd community garden as features of the city landscape but more often than not a lot of space is wasted where with a little support we could see projects like this in the uk where salad crops vegetables and even fish are produced commercially within the city one project in milwaukee growing power 3 has set up a fish farm as part of a river ecosystem where they are able to harvest watercress and fish to sell to local restaurants this holistic system goes one step further by feeding some of the fish on worms that are produced as part of a large scale composting enterprise on site the report is the result of a visit by a group of london officials supported by the us embassy amongst the visitors 4 was colin buttery deputy chief executive of the royal parks colin commented we saw some really inspiring initiative in the states in chicago they were growing food amongst the ornamentals flower beds in the central park there were no fences and yet there was no vandalism with the harvested produce sold at a nearby market 5 it would be great to see some of these ideas adopted in london and cities across the uk the report draws ma...
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