"This SOMO report analyses the contribution that primary and full processing of food can make to poverty reduction and sustainable development within the current international
U.S. farm policy geared towards driving down prices for corn and soybeans is a significant contributor to the nations obesity epidemic.
Below is the press release with a brief explanation of the issue, the fact sheet and the report.
Letter raising concerns about the impact of the Australian Free Trade Agreement on perscription drug prices and state programs design to lower the cost.
A warning from Docotors Without Borders: A few years after the historic fall in first-line AIDS drug prices from over $10,000 to $175 per patient/year, people living with HIV/AIDS are again facing the possibility that life-saving drugs will be priced out of their reach.
A solid scientific consensus exists that antibiotic overuse in animal agriculture contributes to antimicrobial resistance transmitted to humans. This factsheet is a round-up of the science surrounding the issue.
The U.S. ethanol industry has experienced rapid growth in recent years. Much of this growth in the Midwest has been financed and fueled by local investments, primarily from family farmers, who own collectively over half of the 84 ethanol plants. These plants provide risk mitigation and a preferred market for corn farmers, new jobs and income streams for rural communities.
The article focuses on a case involving the right to water brought by the Centre on Human Rights and Environment (CEDHA) based in Cordoba, Argentina to address pollution of drinking water and the failure to ensure sufficient water for all.
