Download pdf The Pre-Summit of the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) taking place in Rome, as a preparative stage to the New York September Summit, is, as expected, going in the wrong direction. As many civil society members,...
Masipag, 23 July 2021 | Source Farmer-scientist organization Magsasaka at Siyentipiko Para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura (MASIPAG) vehemently condemns the railroaded decision by the Department of Agriculture to commercially propagate Golden Rice and calls on small farmers and consumers...
csm4sfs.org, 19 July 2021 | Source Civil society and Indigenous Peoples’ organizations launch a global counter-mobilization against the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit from 25 to 28 July 2021 in Rome and online. Rome, Italy. 19 July 2021. Over 300...
Statement by Dr Vandana Shiva The ongoing attempt by large economic and political interest groups to occupy democratic spaces must be stopped. The Food Summit and the G20 have become opportunities for corporations to assert their power over both...
Ipes Food, 7 July 2021 | Source Experts call for agroecology, organic and regenerative agriculture to take centre stage at UN Food Systems Summit in New York. WWF, Oxfam, IUCN and ECOWAS among 230 organisations to sign ambitious manifesto;...
On 23 June 2021, Navdanya International hosted an online event – Which Future for our Climate? Technofixes vs Biodiversity-based solutions. This workshop and discussion was organised as part of the European project ClimAlt, co-funded by the European Union’s Erasmus+...
On April 27, 2021, the Sri Lankan government decided to ban importing chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides and to replace them with organic inputs and methods. This decision was supported by many, including the Global Alliance for Organic Districts,...
By Sumudu Chamara – nation.lk, 11 June 2021 | Source Sri Lanka is a country that is largely dependent on agriculture, and the country’s farming community is revered because of the contribution they give to provide food to the...
On June 13, 2021, Swiss citizens are called to vote for the outlawing of synthetic pesticides. A citizens’ initiative, turned referendum, supported and endorsed by Navdanya International on the path towards a true agrofood systems transition. In case the...
csm4cfs.org, 20 May 2021 | Source Background The Pre-Summit of the UN Food Systems summit to be held in a hybrid format in Rome from 26 to 28 July will be decisive for the final direction and outcomes of...