PAN is motivated to do our work, in part, because we hear the stories of the people who are adversely impacted by our farm and food system that has been captured by corporate interests and made to rely on pesticides. Lorilani Keohokalole is undertaking a project to collect some of these stories from Hawaii that we will share with you over the coming months.
We’re rounding up the latest news surrounding pesticide bans and research into pesticide residues on food and the advantages of diversified agriculture.
On April 1, 2024, Mexico was set to follow through with its 2020 commitment to ban the toxic herbicide glyphosate (the active ingredient in Bayer’s Roundup in the USA and Faena in Mexico) by 2024. When the plan to phase out glyphosate and genetically engineered (GE) corn was originally laid out, Mexico’s government cited the purpose of the new policies as “contributing to food sovereignty and security” and the health of the Mexican people, as well as protecting native corn from contamination by GE pollen.
About every five years, the U.S. Congress passes the biggest set of food and farming policies that define the majority of federal farm, food, nutrition, and rural economic programs. At a cost of about $440 billion over five years, these programs influence: What is grown; who grows it; how it is grown or produced; what is done with those products and where they are sold; who can access and afford those goods; and how we invest in rural communities.
By supporting good legislation, opposing bad legislation, and building up a network of supporting organizations, it is our hope that we can collectively move the needle on farmworker rights in the right direction.
Watch and listen as two experienced farmers share stories and practical approaches for small-scale, diversified farms that use the principles of agroecology. This discussion may provide you with ideas that small farms where you live can adapt and thrive.
As I follow the news from this very unusual (!) presidential election cycle, it’s clear that food and farming issues aren’t high on the political agenda — which is a shame. Fixing our very broken system could help us tackle a wide range of health,
Last night, my neighborhood gathered for a community potluck. My neighbor David planned kid-friendly activities, including a piñata. He confessed to me that there was no candy inside it, only toys — he had originally bought a big bag of Tootsie Rolls, but when he
A new study from researchers at the University of California, Berkeley found that when pregnant mothers live within one kilometer of fields where certain pesticides are used, their children are more likely to have lower IQs.
With the DARK Act signed into law, agriculture and public interest groups urge the White House to include the public’s input in its overhaul of the biotech regulatory process. Washington, D.C.—Today, 24 farmer and public interest organizations called on the Obama Administration to conduct a
On Friday, President Obama signed a GMO labeling “compromise” bill (S. 764) into law. Known as the Deny Americans the Right to Know or DARK Act by many, this bill effectively overturns Vermont’s law to label genetically engineered (GE) food — and bars other states
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