Small producers face poverty as ever more commodities are controlled by a coterie of multinationals. As you sip your morning coffee or tea, accompanied perhaps by a chocolate biscuit, or a banana for the more health-conscious, think hard about where your breakfast comes from. Increasingly, a handful of multinationals are tightening their grip on the commodity markets, with potentially dramatic effects for consumers and food producers alike. The livelihoods of millions of smallholders who produce the drinks and snacks we consume every day are “seriously under threat”, warns a report to be published tomorrow to mark the start of Fairtraide Fortnight. Extreme price volatility, high food prices and more concentrated food markets threaten citeste si comenteaza …

Rapacitatea cu care producatorii de Organisme Modificate Genetic (OMG) incearca sa otraveasca intreaga planeta cu produsele lor realizate in eprubeta nu a cunoscut vreun precedent in istorie daca ne gandim la efectele devastatoare si ireversibile pe care aceste organism le au asupra sanatatii maselor mari de oameni si mediului. Exista numeroase studii independente care arata ca OMG-urile produc cancer, infertilitate, blocaj renal si insuficienta hepatica tocmai pentru ca sunt radical diferite fata de plantele pe care le-am consumat in devenirea noastra ontogenetica pe parcursul miilor de ani. Nu vrem sa analizam de aceasta data impactul devastator asupra mediului inconjurator prin uniformizarea soiurilor de plante si prin disparitia plantelor naturale, citeste si comenteaza …