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.
For Immediate Release November 19, 2020 Contacts: Ahna Kruzic, PAN North America, ahna@panna.org, 510 927 5379 Keith Tyrell, PAN United Kingdom, keith@pan-uk.org, 44 75 887 06224 Ilang-Ilang Quijano, PAN Asia Pacific, ilang.quijano@panap.net Roberto Borrero, International Indian Treaty Council, communications@treatycouncil.org, 917 334 5658 Hundreds of
For Immediate Release November 19, 2020 Contacts: Ahna Kruzic, PAN North America, ahna@panna.org, 510 927 5379 Keith Tyrell, PAN United Kingdom, keith@pan-uk.org, 44 75 887 06224 Ilang-Ilang Quijano, PAN Asia Pacific, ilang.quijano@panap.net Roberto Borrero, International Indian Treaty Council, communications@treatycouncil.org, 917 334 5658 Hundreds of
A few weeks ago, Qu Dongyu, the Director General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced his intention to develop a new partnership with CropLife (the pesticide industry trade body) to transform agri-food systems.
Like you, we’re taking a big, deep breath as 2020 wraps up. Our local organizing is a critically important step toward a more just food and agriculture system. And we know ultimately, the solutions will take hard work from all of us — on farms
Each year, pesticide use continues to harm hundreds of farmworkers and rural community members across California. And the real number of cases is probably much higher than what is reported.
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