Blogs
The two faces of farming in Oxford
By: Heidi Chow
Date: 12 January 2017
Every January two big farming conferences take place at the same time – the Oxford Farming Conference was set up 80 years ago and has come to represent the establishment […]
Read moreBuilding a big inspiring food sovereignty movement
By: Heidi Chow
Date: 1 November 2016
We’re back from the the Nyéléni food sovereignty forum in Romania, where we had the opportunity to meet with other activists, campaigners and producers to build a big inspiring movement across Europe. Here are the main highlights from the forum.
Read moreCETA’s threat to seed freedom
By: Heidi Chow
Date: 14 October 2016
Seeds are an emotive issue. Across the globe, generations of farmers have been able to save seeds from each year’s crops, store them, exchange them and re-use them in the […]
Read moreThe story behind Monsanto’s malicious monopolies in India
By: Heidi Chow
Date: 29 September 2016
Campaigns: Food
India’s countryside has been marred with tragedy over the past twenty years with nearly 300,000 farmers committing suicide. A staggering 60,000 of these tragic deaths have taken place in the […]
Read moreHow do we hold corporations like Monsanto to account?
By: Heidi Chow
Date: 3 August 2016
Campaigns: Food
Monsanto may not be a household name in the UK but as one of the world’s leading seed and chemical companies, its activities affect us all. Its best-selling weedkiller is […]
Read moreThe return of the ‘Hunger Games’ – and how we’re trying to stop it
By: Heidi Chow
Date: 21 March 2016
When it comes to financial market regulation, there is a lot at stake. And none more so than in the area of the commodities market where years of deregulation was […]
Read moreNow’s the time to really challenge the New Alliance
By: Heidi Chow
Date: 16 March 2016
Tackling hunger and poverty on the continent of Africa evokes different responses but corporations together with rich countries are pushing through just one response: increase corporate control over land, seeds […]
Read moreHunger games at the casino – the return of food speculation
By: Heidi Chow
Date: 9 February 2016
‘Take the highest stakes, riskiest economic behaviour ever devised, and marry it to the most fundamental basic need of humankind.’ My friend, Tim Jones, author of The Great Hunger Lottery sums up all that’s wrong with the idea of betting on food prices in financial markets.
Read moreFarmers return to their land in Nigeria following land grab
By: Heidi Chow
Date: 4 February 2016
Farmers from the Gassol community in Nigeria are cautiously returning to their land which was the subject of a land grab last year. Once again, they can access the public […]
Read moreGhana’s seeds under attack from G7 initiative
By: Heidi Chow
Date: 15 May 2015
Campaigns: Food
“My mother gave me some seeds to plant. And I’m also giving those seeds to my children to plant. So that is ongoing, every time we transfer to our children. […]
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