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Published in: ourEconomy: AnalysisPutin’s invasion of Ukraine didn’t cause the food crisis. Capitalism did
Small farmers are the world’s primary suppliers of food. It’s imperative we listen to them, not the big corporates
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Published in: ourEconomyHow green innovation can transform African agriculture
With the threat of climate change and coronavirus, decentralized renewable energy could be key to building more...
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Published in: Migrant FuturesThe bitter taste of Greek strawberries
In Greece, COVID-19 has increased the exploitation of the migrant workers who ensure our food supply.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSeeds of resistance: Palestinian farmers fight against annexation and pandemic
The violent Israeli encroachment and annexation of Palestinian land is putting the future of the West Bank and its...
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Published in: Migrant FuturesKeeping the Italian agri-food system alive: Migrant farmworkers wanted!
In the Italian agri-food sector there is not a labour shortage, but a shortage of rights for workers.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe tax haven hidden in plain sight - England's farmland
Domestic tax breaks are almost as lucrative to farmers – or rather, large landowners – as controversial EU...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPalestinian winemaking under occupation
The stories of two Palestinians reviving winemaking as a source of livelihood in Palestine and a reminder of the...
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Published in: oDRThe buckwheat crisis in Russia
Buckwheat prices in Russian shops are soaring without any apparent reason. Russians are stocking up on this...
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Published in: oDRThe battle for the Siberian harvest
President Putin’s special envoy to the Urals, recently praised the region’s farmers for their heroic efforts to save...
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Published in: oDRThe (Russian) meat of the matter
The Russian-led Customs Union has introduced new rules on slaughtering livestock. A massive rise in meat prices is...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe struggle for freedom and food sovereignty: a letter of solidarity to the farmers of Syria
The loss of control over processing agricultural goods, such as turning grains into flour, have made it easier for...
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Published in: oDRRussia’s gamekeeper has turned poacher
Russia has a vast number of nature reserves and national parks. But the government body supposed to be protecting...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhat would Attenborough say about the Irish genocide?
The exploitation of the Irish economy during the potato famine caused widespread devastation. With the justification...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe hypocrisy of the badger cull
The badger cull seeks the reduction of tuberculosis in our farmers' livestock, but are badgers the real cause of...
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Published in: oDRFlowers on a dung heap: markets, politicians and the demise of Russian rural life
The economic and political transformations of the 1990s onwards have allowed much of the Russian countryside to die...