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In memory of Dr. Arpad Pusztai

Submitted by Laura Dunn on

An inspiration for scientific integrity, principles and honesty

ETC Group is sad to have learned of the passing of Dr Arpad Pusztai on 17th December this Year. Dr Pustzai was a much respected, highly published UK government food safety scientist originally from Hungary. In 1998 his research, which raised questions about the safety of Genetic Engineering in potatoes, caused a political storm, cost him his job and became the lightning rod for a fierce public debate and popular revolt against GM foods in the UK .

Did you know that the digitalization of agriculture could affect farmers’ rights?

Submitted by Laura Dunn on

Digital agriculture, as being proposed by giant agribusiness and data companies, should come with a warning for farmers, farm workers and food vendors. Read our blog below to find out about why in more detail (with examples) and about alternative approaches (also with some real world, feasible examples). But if you are short of time, check out our bullet point ‘what to watch out for’ summary:

Farmers:

Disruption! A battle for the future of food

Submitted by Laura Dunn on

Introducing ETC Group's new board game

Who decides the future of food? When politicians, companies and others talk about ‘the food system’, they include the work of growing, producing and distributing food. But there is more than one way of organising a food system. Over the last few decades, the way in which people grow, share and eat food around the world has become a tale of two conflicting food systems – which we call the Industrial Food Chain and the Peasant Food Web. We created the game Disruption! to bring to life the tension between these two food systems and reveal the dangerous dynamics it creates.

Donate $100, first 100 receive our board game Disruption!

Submitted by Laura Dunn on

Play out the battle for the future of food

Disruption! is a board game created by ETC Group that brings to life the tensions between the peasant food web and industrial agriculture. By playing the game you can get to know the latest tricks and strategies being deployed in the #BattleForTheFutureOfFood.

The first 100 donations of $100 or more to ETC Group will receive a copy of the new and updated version of our game Disruption! A battle for the future of food.

Life, the Pluriverse and everything

Submitted by Ronnie Hall on

Episode 3 of our new podcast mini-series "Spanner in the Works"
Illustration of spanner with icons representing various technologies surrounding a hand holding crops.

In celebration of United Nations World Philosophy Day 2021, ETC Group presents its third and final podcast in the "Spanner in the System" series, focussing on the philosophical underpinnings of corporate visions for disruptive technology.

You can listen to it on our podcast channels on Apple, Google, Spotify and YouTube, and here.

Volcanic Disruptions

Submitted by Laura Dunn on

Episode 2 of our new “Spanner in the System” podcast mini-series
Graphic with a spanner and representations of various technologies around it.

Find out what geoengineering is, why it's so dangerous, and why the idea of these largely non-existent technologies is being used as an alibi for the fossil fuel industry to continue extracting and polluting.

You can listen to it on our podcast channels on Apple, Google, Spotify and YouTube, and here.

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