Peasants still feed the world, even if FAO claims otherwise
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The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has bumbled into a controversy over whether peasants or agribusiness feed most of the world.
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In memory of Dr. Arpad Pusztai
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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.
Life, the Pluriverse and everything
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Episode 3 of our new podcast mini-series "Spanner in the Works"
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.
COP26 resembles global trade fair for geoengineers, Big Ag and Big Data
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Press release
For immediate release
Tuesday, 16 November 2021
ETC Group and Indigenous Environmental Network denounce plans for geoengineering technologies in US-China Declaration
Submitted by Laura Dunn on
PRESS RELEASE
A poisoned arrow for Food and Climate Policy
Submitted by Ronnie Hall on
Biden and UAE set ‘Net Zero trap’ at COP26 with ‘AIM for Climate’ launch
For immediate release
Glasgow, Tuesday 2 November 2021
Volcanic Disruptions
Submitted by Laura Dunn on
Episode 2 of our new “Spanner in the System” podcast mini-series
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.
Geoengineering and the ‘net-zero’ con at COP26
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Risky geoengineering schemes are being promoted at COP26
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