“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
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.
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
In a settlement marked by murders, the Comissão Pastoral da Terra faces the symbolic imaginary of the ox with a “Food Forest”
We follow a day in the life of three CPT agents who are trying to revitalize residents of Praialta Piranheira, where extractivist leaders were killed in 2011. The trio has traveled through southeastern Pará introducing agroforestry systems as an alternative to cattle ranching and deforestation
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.
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
When the tobacco industry is divided
On discussing tax on cigarettes, BAT Brasil and Philip Morris move in opposite directions. Why?
Cheaper cigarettes: how this idea got so far (and why it didn’t work out)
At the beginning of the Bolsonaro administration, an old demand from the manufacturer of the Lucky Strike and Kent cigarette brands formed part of the agenda in Sergio Moro’s Ministry of Justice. Joio had access to documents that help to understand this story