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G8 Urged to Reject Another 'Green Revolution' - Common Dreams (press release)

17.04.09

WASHINGTON - April 16 - The U.S. Working Group on the Food Crisis, a group representing anti-hunger, family farm, community food security, environmental, international aid, labor, food justice, consumers and other food system actors, urges the G8 at the upcoming Agricultural Ministerial in Treviso, Italy to reject the failed policies of the Green Revolution. A recent landmark report backed by the UN and World Bank argues for agroecological and sustainable agriculture, rather than reliance on chemical-intensive practices and genetic engineering.

The U.S. Working Group is deeply disappointed by the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s hasty passage of the Global Food Security Act (S. 384) on March 31. This bill would mark a significant shift in U.S. policy by specifically mandating foreign agriculture research for genetic engineering. Previously, we had criticized the Committee’s March 24 hearing on “Alleviating Global Hunger” that relied on testimonies from “Green Revolution” advocates for the industrial agriculture system. We urge the G8 summit to resist pressure from the biotech industry and embrace genuine solutions to the food crisis.

Source: Common Dreams (press release), ME

Where are the major farming areas in Mississippi?

Jan 28, 2009 by singleboy652 | Posted in Agriculture


The Delta.

David L | Jan 28, 2009

Is the State Farm scandal in Mississippi going to really hurt the company?

Aug 27, 2006 by voltaire | Posted in Corporations

ABC News reported (on 24 August) that an investigation revealed the State Farm had deliberately tried to falsify information (on many, many cases) in order to avoid paying on claims. Will this scandal really hurt the company?

As a former claims employee for State Farm I would say that they need a strong public relations firm representing them and not that attorney that was interviewed on ABC News that kept saying he didn't have enough information on the issue of falsifying documents. He even stated he didn't know who the Rigsby sisters were.
State Farm is a billion dollar company and to have an attorney with no knowledge of the issues portraying the company as being incompetent is a disaster. Image is everything!
To answer your question, YES. But I think only in that particular area of the country.

Sal G | Aug 27, 2006

Why did people in ancient times not have large civilizations on the Mississippi River like they did on the ?

Sep 04, 2008 by Sir P | Posted in Other - Society & Culture

Nile and Mesopotamia. Also why were Native Americans in the U.S. not as advanced as there brothers to the south like the inca, maya, and aztec. From what I read the natural resources and farming land around the Mississippi River were comparable to that of the Nile during ancient times and Mesopotamia. So why were there not any ancient civilations that made as big as an impact as Sumer and ancient Egypt?

But does the region provide large quantities of resources that could be used to build like that, like all the carved stone used by the Inca/Maya/Aztec, or like the Egyptians? Or was their view on things differently, that perhaps a "simpler" way was proper. Or that such grand things were too prideful and unnecessary. Were they ever nomadic, so such things would be pointless?

"Advanced" is in the eye, or mind, of the beholder.

Ms. Taurus | Sep 05, 2008

Farming on Memphis Streets

That was one long trip and I'm not sure I ever want to do it again. I surely wouldn't want to do it during a big traffic day. There was hardly any traffic on Trigg street and down Florida Street.


Servicing the tractor at the Presidents Island farm before starting the trip through Memphis to take it back home to Arkansas via Mississippi.

READY, SET, GO! Matild and Poncho ready to pull out behind us.

Bare streets and run down warehouses on Trigg St. There were a few dilapidated houses here and there on this street that were occupied. There were several that weren't also and should be torn down cause I saw lots of gang signs spray painted on the sides.

Just a few blocks to Florida St. It's almost a straight shot home down this street. Florida merges into Kansas Street which turns into New Horn Lake Rd. That road bisects...

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