1995. Evaluates the impact of financial incentives on pesticide use reduction, including cost-sharing, tax credits, crop insurance for transitional farmers, technical assistance and modified price support programs. PANNA. 24 pp. Available only in hardcopy (see The PANNA shop).
Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development: FAO at the Crossroads (Report)
1993. An examination of FAO policies related to sustainable agriculture and rural development and recommendations for successful implementation. Consumer Policy Institute/Consumers Union/PANNA. 72 pp. Available only in hardcopy (see The PANNA shop).
Taxing Poisons: Policies for Pesticide Use Reduction (Article)
1995. Analyzes key factors involved in designing an effective pesticide tax scheme. PANNA. 21 pp. Available only in hardcopy (see The PANNA shop).
Resources available elsewhere
Our collection of links to key related resources available elsewhere on the Internet. Feel free to submit or correct a link.
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50 Years in Enough: U.S. Network for Global Economic Justice (Web site) A coalition of 205 grassroots, policy, women's, social- and economic- justice, labor, and development organizations committed to making international financial institutions, like the World Bank and international Monetary Fund (IMF), accountable to those who have to live with the effects of their policies and practices. http://www.50years.org |
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Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) (Web site) ANGOC is a regional NGO association of 24 national and regional NGO networks from 10 Asian countries actively engaged in food security, agrarian reform, sustainable agricultural and rural development activities. http://www.angoc.ngo.ph |
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Corporate Watch (Web site) Online magazine and resource center exposing corporate greed by documenting the social, political, economic and environmental impacts of transnational corporations. http://www.corpwatch.org |
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Exporting Risk: Pesticide Exports from US Ports (Publication) The Foundation for Advancement in Science and Education (FASE) has available two publications which track the export of pesticides from US Ports between the years of 1992-1994 and 1995-1996. http://www.fasenet.org/environment.html |
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Focus on the Global South (FOCUS) (Web site) FOCUS, established in 1995 and a sister group of Food First, is primarily devoted to policy-oriented research and analysis of global and regional issues from the Third World, or Southern, perspective and the innovative linking of civil society grassroots communities based efforts with sustainable development. http://www.focusweb.org |
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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (Web site) FAO, founded in 1945, works to alleviate poverty and hunger by promoting agricultural development, improved nutrition and the pursuit of food security with a specific priority of encouraging sustainable agriculture and rural development. http://www.fao.org |
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Global Exchange (Web site) A non-profit research, education, and action center dedicated to promoting people-to-people ties around the world monitoring U.S. corporations in developing countries, supporting fair trade and offering "Reality Tours", with recent focus around Disney, GAP, Nike, Saipan and global trade. http://www.globalexchange.org |
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Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) (Web site) IATP's mission is to create environmentally and economically sustainable rural communities and regions through sound agriculture and trade policy, programs address agriculture and the environment, food security, sustainability and trade. http://www.iatp.org |
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Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (Web site) OECD is a group of 29 member countries who discuss and develop economic and social policy based on data and analyses from the OECD Secretariat and includes economic forecasts and research on patterns in trade, agriculture, technology, and the environment. http://www.oecd.org |
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Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch (Web site) The Global Trade Watch was founded in 1971 and fights for international trade and investment policies promoting government and corporate accountability, consumer health and safety and environmental protection. Current work includes Fair Trade, the World Trade Organization (WTO), and NAFTA. http://www.tradewatch.org |
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Third World Network (TWN) (Web site) TWN is an international network of organizations and individuals involved in issues relating to development, economic, social and environmental issues pertaining to the Third World, and North- South issues. Areas of work include trade and the WTO, human rights, biotechnology, women's rights, health, environment, and economic crisis. http://www.twnside.org.sg |
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Toxic Fraud: Deceptive Advertising by Pest Control Companies (Report) 1998 report by Californians for Pesticide Reform (CPR) and California Public Interest Research Group (CalPIRG) documenting widespread deceptive and illegal advertising in yellow page advertisements throughout California. At the CPR Web site |
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TransFair USA (Web site) Independent certifier of Fair Trade practices and products in the US. http://www.transfairusa.org/ |
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World Heatlh Organization (WHO) (Web site) WHO, founded in 1948, is a specialized agency of the UN with 191 member states, who's role is to promote and provide technical cooperation for health among nations, disease control programs and strives to improve the quality of all human life. http://www.who.int |
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World Sustainable Agriculture Association (WSAA) (Web site) WSAA works to restore harmony between people and the environment. Site includes publications, newsletters, and WSAA activities. http://igc.apc.org/wsaala/wsaa.html |