Health
Rivers of resistance: Water for life, not profit

Rivers of resistance: Water for life, not profit

Water profiteers developed new tactics and strategies to increase private participation in the sector. They have been especially successful in capturing global water governance institutions to advance their pro-privatisation agenda.

Some US Farmers Get Behind Mexico’s GMO Corn Ban

Some US Farmers Get Behind Mexico’s GMO Corn Ban

The US has launched a trade dispute against Mexico for seeking to phase out the importation and use of genetically modified corn and glyphosate, a probable carcinogen, on health, environmental and food self-sufficiency grounds.

Gene edited foods in our shops soon? Reality vs hype

Gene edited foods in our shops soon? Reality vs hype

We should remain vigilant and should continue to insist on mandatory labelling of all gene edited foods and push what many believe will be a new government in a year’s time to come up with a stronger regulatory framework.

Sustainable Farming for Health

Sustainable Farming for Health

All over our county, there are people caring for the land, the animals, the crops, the forests and their own yards. These are not some romantic visions of the past, these resources represent our livelihoods, our passions and generational hopes.

Cancer through another lens

Cancer through another lens

Mark’s argument explains the origin of the disease—one that consistently involves fungi and the suppression of cellular function. He calls this theory the cell suppression theory and argues it could open the door to new ways of looking at, researching, treating and even preventing cancer.

‘Forever Chemicals’ in Pesticides Raise Red Flags

‘Forever Chemicals’ in Pesticides Raise Red Flags

The EPA has developed a “working definition” of PFAS chemicals that excludes thousands of PFAS chemicals that are captured by the definitions used by other scientific bodies. This means more exposure to dangerous chemicals for us, and more profits for chemical and drug manufacturers.

The fertiliser trap

The fertiliser trap

The era of cheap fertilisers is over. The costs have become too much to bear— both in terms of the financial burden for farmers and public budgets, the severe environmental and health impacts, and the long-term risks to food security.

Nutrition: Why We Can’t Trust the Government

Nutrition: Why We Can’t Trust the Government

The government cannot be trusted to dispense nutrition advice. Not only does Big Food influence government guidelines directly through its financial clout; they dominate the supposed groups of “experts” that the government turns to for input on its recommendations.

Biotech Giants Using GMOs to Build Food Tyranny

Biotech Giants Using GMOs to Build Food Tyranny

Whether in India, Europe or elsewhere, the industry’s agenda is to use GE technology to secure intellectual property rights over all seeds (and chemical inputs) and thus gain total control over food and farming.