ARGENTINA: A TEMPLATE FOR DISASTER
GM soya has already done huge damage to communities and ecosystems, yet the government is planning for a further big increase in its new agricultural plan. Diana Mills reports.
ARGENTINA: END TO AERIAL SPRAYING
A coalition of doctors, health professionals and researchers calls for a ban on aerial spraying of crops. Dr Eva Sirinathsinghi reports.
Paraguay’s Silent War
GM soya arrived later in Paraguay than in Brazil and Argentina. But the violence it has provoked has been more intense, as producers and campesinos battle for control over the land. Claudia Pompa reports.
Brazil: Fighting GMOs
AS-PTA is a leading Brazilian NGO, which works with local farmers in the promotion of agro-ecology. In an interview with LAB, it says that in the long term it is confident that the battle against the bio-tech companies will be won.
The Reforestation Project at Gros Morne, Haiti
The author visits an inspiring reforestation project in Haiti.
Amazon: Another way is possible
At a time of serious environmental setbacks in Brazil, a remarkable new documentary shows how hundreds of families are successfully working together to recuperate the forest.
LAB Interviews Quintin Andino Flores
Summary of Interview with Quintin Andino Flores, Project Director of COCOCH (Consejo Coordinado de Organizaciones Campesinas de Honduras)
Statement by Engelberto Domínguez, President of the Asociacion Campesina Nacional (ACAN)...
In Spanish and English.
PEASANT AGRICULTURE IS THE ANSWER
Vía Campesina, the world-wide peasant organisation, argues that the 'green economy' is interested in profit, not people.
MEXICO:SURREAL LEADERSHIP ON FOOD SECURITY
Mexico's agricultural policies threaten its few successes, including the honey sector, and promote multinationals. Timothy A. Wise reports.