“Stranger Things” lurk behind the scenes of the food science industry
Like the Netflix show: strange things are occurring in the realm of science which has a direct impact on the food you eat
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Trump wants to feed, even if babies are weaned
Last week in May, Geneva, Switzerland, where the World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Assembly is taking place, with nutrition as the axis for this year. The assembly anticipated a non-controversial discussion about breastfeeding. It was anything but. The debate was replaced by pressure and bullying: “courtesy” of the histrionic Donald Trump administration, who prefer to play to their playground buddies and ignore public interests.
MST is the sole producer of agroecological vegetable seeds in Brazil
With a processing unit in the far south of Brazil, Bionatur has been producing and selling seeds of more than 30 varieties nationwide for 28 years.
Cassava, the root of resistance
Guardians of the wild cassava, the Indigenous peoples of Rio Negro show how socio-environmental justice and food security are inseparable.
Turning the Key: Chinese Machinery is the Landless Workers Movement’s Bet to Feed Brazil
MST aims to scale up agroecology with the use of affordable machinery tailored for small rural properties
The Seed Guardian of the Caatinga
In the semi-arid region of Minas Gerais, a catingueiro shares his home with the memory of his ancestors and generations of plant varieties
Women plant diversity and harvest healthy food at fair prices
In the Ribeira Valley, in the state of São Paulo, the Agroecological Network of Women Farmers produces an abundance that escapes the logic of the market
Banco suíço vende títulos da Petrobras com risco Amazônia
Captação do banco UBS levanta 2 bilhões de dólares para empresa brasileira um mês antes da concessão de licença para pesquisa de petróleo na Foz do Amazonas; fundos de pensão suíços consideram estratégia de exploração da petroleira “inconsistente” com transição energética
Juul considered launching a “low-cost vape” in Brazil and selling it in neighborhood bars and markets
The American manufacturer received tips on entering the Brazilian market from executives in the Brazilian tobacco industry and estimated electronic cigarettes would be released in the country by 2024, according to internal company documents
Hundreds of Brazil’s biggest pension funds could pour up to US$22.89 billion into agribusiness investments
Despite a track record of financing linked to land grabbing and deforestation, agricultural investment funds, or Fiagros, have been cleared by Brazil’s Monetary Council to receive up to 10% of pension fund assets