A two-year study by Weijing, et al published in Scientific Reports shows biochar and bentonite improve sandy soil health, increasing water retention, nutrient availability, and crop yield by 36.6%. They also enhance carbon sequestration, offsetting 100 million tons of CO₂ annually, offering a sustainable solution for agriculture and climate resilience in degraded lands.
North Waikato organic beef farmers, Hamish Browne and Robyn Budd, are now in their eighth year of farm ownership and bring very different skills to their new roles as farmers. Brought up on a dairy farm, Browne took a farming course but couldn’t see a path to farm ownership and changed to a mechanical diesel apprenticeship.
A recent ruling under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (UCMCA) (or CUSMA in Canada) sided with the U.S. against Mexico’s right to protect the health of its people and environment from the risks of genetically modified (GMO) corn. Please sign on to this civil society statement (from both organizations and individuals) using the form below by January 30th.
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The Kampala Declaration, a 10-year strategy adopted at an AU summit, shifts Africa’s agricultural policy to focus on sustainable and inclusive agrifood systems, setting ambitious goals for resilience, investment, and governance by 2035.
In a decisive move to protect Mexico’s agricultural heritage and biodiversity, President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that Congress will deliberate a ban on the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) corn in February 2025. The initiative, grounded in ecological and cultural preservation, comes on the heels of a critical resolution by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) panel on GM corn regulations.
A trade dispute panel under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement ruled on Friday that Mexico violated the trade accord with its ban on genetically modified corn for human consumption. The decision was a win for the agribusiness industry and the Biden administration, which called for the panel in August of last year after negotiations with the Mexican government failed.
The National Council of Human Sciences, Technology and Humanities (CONAHCYT) has a wide, deep and well documented dossier that demonstrates the risks to health and biodiversity of genetically modified corn and its associated herbicide, glyphosate. However, the U.S. government has dismissed this evidence in its trade dispute against Mexico, accusing it of unfair practices since the U.S.-Canada-Mexico Trade Agreement (T-MEC) by refusing to use these corn products in mass production for staple foods such as tortillas, among other dishes.
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