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28 September 2023
Just transition and adaptation in the food system: national policy dialogue
The National policy dialogue on a just transition and adaptation in the food system took place in Ekurhuleni, from 20-22 September. Organisations representing the labour movement, smallholder farmers, farm workers, labour tenants, informal traders, waste reclaimers, food and land justice organisations, civil society, and policymakers came together to discuss building a coordinated understanding and policy […]
5 May 2017
Green Revolution factsheet 8: Soil health and soil fertility
The final factsheet in this series looks at what it means for soil to be healthy. Chichewa | English | Nyanja | Portuguese | Sesotho | Setswana | Shona | Siswati | Swahili | Xhosa Download all the factsheets in a single PDF in the language of your choice: Chichewa | English | Nyanja | […]
5 May 2017
Green Revolution Factsheet 7: Organic fertilisers
The seventh factsheet in this series looks at how organic fertilisers promotes plant growth and improves the health of the soil over time. Chichewa | English | Nyanja | Portuguese | Sesotho | Setswana | Shona | Siswati | Swahili | Xhosa For the final factsheet in the series, click here.
5 May 2017
Green Revolution Factsheet 6: The effects of synthetic fertilisers on nutrition
Synthetic fertilisers may increase yields for farmers but do not enhance the nutritional quality of the food produced. Factsheet 6 looks at the effects of synthetic fertilisers on nutrition. Chichewa | English | Nyanja | Portuguese | Sesotho | Setswana | Shona | Siswati | Swahili | Xhosa To read factsheet 7 click here.
5 May 2017
Green Revolution Factsheet 5: Impacts of synthetic fertilisers on the environment
Part 5 in this 8-part factsheet series unpacks the long term impact of synthetic fertilisers on the environment. Chichewa | English | Nyanja | Portuguese | Sesotho | Setswana | Shona | Siswati | Swahili | Xhosa For factsheet 6 click here.
5 May 2017
Green Revolution Factsheet 4: What are synthetic fertilisers?
There are two kinds of fertilisers, natural and synthetic. The fourth factsheet in this series takes a closer look at synthetic fertilisers. Chichewa | English | Nyanja | Portuguese | Sesotho | Setswana | Shona | Siswati | Swahili | Xhosa For the next factsheet in the series, click here.
5 May 2017
Green Revolution Factsheet 3: Farmers have alternatives
The third factsheet in this 8-part series looks at the alternatives to industrial monoculture. Chichewa | English | Nyanja | Portuguese | Sesotho | Setswana | Shona | Siswati | Swahili | For the next factsheet in the series, click here.
5 May 2017
Green Revolution Factsheet 2: What is wrong with the Green Revolution
The Green Revolution is the introduction of high-yielding seed varieties and modern farming techniques. Part 2 of this 8-part factsheet series looks at what is wrong with the Green Revolution on the African continent. Chichewa | English | Nyanja | Portuguese | Sesotho | Setswana | Shona | Siswati | Swahili | Xhosa Click here […]
5 May 2017
Green Revolution Factsheet 1: What is the Green Revolution
The Green Revolution is the introduction of high-yielding seed varieties and modern farming techniques. Our 8-part factsheet series explores the impact of these developments on food production and farming. Chichewa | English | Nyanja | Portuguese | Sesotho | Setswana | Shona | Siswati | Swahili | Xhosa For the next factsheet click here. Download […]
24 March 2011
International regulation of GMOs
Genetic engineering (GE), also called genetic modification (GM), is not just a modern version of the natural breeding that we know and have practised for many thousands of years. It is a new and totally artificial way of creating living organisms that can never occur in nature. These genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have a life […]