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Personal Responsibility - Fault or Fiction?

Since the inception of GMO products doctors have reported skyrocketing rates of allergies, auto-immune disorders, ADHD, asthma and autism.

(SALEM, Ore.) - We Americans have been living a lullaby of consumer comfort and easy bake answers. We have forgotten our survival skills and have taken for granted the perpetual feeding trough.

Our intuitive nature has dulled into the mild hum of complacency and blind trust in our providers. We have put faith in a system of faulty mechanisms led by corporate profit and democratic lust.

The Monsanto Way

How the US multinational won state governments and influenced policy.

(BHUBANESWAR, India) - When representatives of the world’s largest seed company, Monsanto, began to make discreet visits to the offices of the of the Gujarat government in 2007, it set in motion a process that would transform Indian agriculture in unexpected and significant ways.

Maize farming changed forever, with tribal populations giving up their traditional seeds for the world’s best-known Dekalb brand of hybrid maize (corn) and age-old methods of pesticide-free cultivation.

Targeting Gaps in the Food Supply Chain: Going Beyond Agricultural Production to Achieve Food Security

Worldwatch's Nourishing the Planet team highlights innovations in information technology, market access, and communication that improve livelihoods and food security.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Agricultural production is only the first step in moving the world's food from farm to fork, according to Nourishing the Planet, a project of the Worldwatch Institute.

Monsanto official Beaten by farmers in India over Failed GMO Bt Cotton Seeds

Special thanks to the Vidarbha Times for information in this report.

(NAGPUR ) - More than 10,000 here have committed suicide because of Monsanto's failed Bt cotton seeds. Monsanto stands accused of having an international monopoly of the notorious bio-engineered Bt cotton seeds.

World Population Day: Agriculture Offers Huge Opportunities for a Planet of 7 Billion

Worldwatch's Nourishing the Planet team highlights sustainable ways to feed a growing population while also providing economic opportunities and enhancing the environment.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - As the global population increases, so does the number of mouths to feed.

As we observe World Population Day on July 11th, the good news is that in addition to providing food, innovations in sustainable agriculture can provide a solution to many of the challenges that a growing population presents.

Willamina Elementary Takes School Lunch to the White House

Lynne Duda, Nutrition Services Director for Willamina School District, to be honored by First Lady Obama at HealthierUS Schools Challenge White House Reception

(WILLAMINA, Ore.) - Willamina School Nutrition Director Lynne Duda is headed to the White House to attend a reception hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama in honor of the school's accomplishments in serving healthy school meals.

Mrs. Obama invited the Willamina School District official to a July 29 reception on the White House South Lawn honoring participants in the HealthierUS Schools Challenge Program.

A Rare Opportunity to Defend GIPSA Rule Against Packer Lackeys

Unless all of us acts, the attack by Senator Roberts, on behalf of the meatpackers, will reign as the ultimate truth in Washington, D.C.

(WASHINGTON D.C. ) - Yesterday, Senator Pat Roberts used the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing on the State of U.S. Livestock to deliver a personal attack against GIPSA Administrator Dudley Butler in an attempt to kill the GIPSA rule.

GIPSA facilitates the marketing of livestock, poultry, meat, cereals, oilseeds, and related agricultural products, and promotes fair and competitive trading practices for the overall benefit of consumers and American agriculture.

Reducing Food Waste: Making the Most of Our Abundance

Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet emphasizes reducing food waste as a means to meet the needs of a growing human population, alleviate hunger, and conserve resources.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - According to staggering new statistics from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), roughly one-third of the food produced worldwide for human consumption is lost or wasted, amounting to some 1.3 billion tons per year.

In the developing world, over 40 percent of food losses occur after harvest-while being stored or transported, and during processing and packing.

Protesters Destroy GM Belgium Field Trial

Video shows a montage of similar events that take place in Europe.

(WETTEREN, Belgium) - Belgian Field Liberation Movement (FLM) announced a peaceful protest to publicly remove GM potatoes and replant non-GM blight resistant potatoes.

Police were waiting in advance but couldn’t contain the several hundred member diverse group who arrived, climbed the fence, and began uprooting the plants. Around 40 people were arrested.

Corporations Have Redefined Food as `Stuff`

Countries define food as "any item that is to be processed, partially processed, or unprocessed for consumption."

(LONDON) - While the ICESCR recognition of the human right to food remains in place, the definition of food itself has been hollowed out.

Some countries have created a new legal definition of food.