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New Big Ag Push to Fight World Hunger Misses What Organic Ag Is Already Doing

New Big Ag Push to Fight World Hunger Misses What Organic Ag Is Already Doing

Timothy LaSalle, AlterNet. September 29, 2009.

There's no honest assessment of the limits of dead-end chemical agriculture in playing a leading role in actually feeding people.

Is Organic Food Healthier than Conventional? A Food Expert Responds to a Controversial New Study

Marion Nestle, Huffington Post. August 4, 2009.

When it comes to nutritional value the study says no -- but the research fails to look at pesticides, the environment and animal welfare.

Corporate Agriculture Is to Blame for the Hundreds of Thousands of Farmer Suicides in India

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. May 20, 2009.

Vandana Shiva says industrial agriculture has left Indian farmers indebted and destitute, and explains how to stem the tide of suicides.

Why Are Indian Farmers Committing Suicide and How Can We Stop This Tragedy?

Vandana Shiva, Huffington Post. May 18, 2009.

The factors that have caused 200,000 suicides are rooted in the policies of trade liberalization and corporate globalization.

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