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U.S. Response to the Global Food Crisis: Why We Need a New Vision for Trade

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U.S. Response to the Global Food Crisis: Why We Need a New Vision for Trade
 

More than 1 billion people around the world go hungry. This teach-in will address the questions: what policies caused this growing crisis? Is access to food a human right? How do we achieve it?
 

When: 7:00 – 8:30pm Wed. Dec. 2

Where: Hospitality Hall, St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church (4537 3rd Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55419)

Food Not Bombs 30th Anniversary Presentation by Keith McHenry

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 17:22
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THE FOOD NOT BOMBS 30TH ANNIVERSARY PRESENTATION
Monday, November 16th, 7:00pm

Walker Church
 3104 16th Ave. S.

Report: GMO technology largely ineffective, unneeded

Submitted by H. Stone on Thu, 09/10/2009 - 11:42
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According to Failure to Yield,  a 2009 report by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), biotechnology industry claims about higher crop yields are not verifiable. “Despite 20 years of research and 13 years of commercialization, genetic engineering has failed to significantly increase US crop yields,” says UCS.


Pressure on farmers to provide cheap, adequate amounts of food is accelerating due to climate change, increasing population, demand for biofuels and the global economic downturn. The public response of biotechnology companies like Monsanto is that they are willing and able to feed the world. The promise of rapid, high-tech improvements in plant genetics to deal with new agricultural challenges is the main PR line of biotech giants.

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