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Lately our news feeds about the business sector, government and development activities in Latin America have painted a stark picture; mostly surrounding resource competition between filling bellies and producing biofuels. The current crises elucidates the range of dilemmas faced when business and development needs are out of harmony, when they are placed in competition to one another. What results is negative local community development, compromised business outcomes and strained relationships between governments, industry and civil society.
A recent clip released on Youtube draws our attention quickly back to a more positive dynamic between civil society, business and government. It shows the height of research and implementation to date of a joint initiative for 'Inclusive Business' between the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV). Over the past year, the alliance has been actively pursuing collaboration between business executives and civil society across Latin America to generate ideas for sustainable business opportunities. The culmination to date is highlighted within the video below.
Carbon consulting to the voluntary markets, Merrill Lynch and IFC join ranks to do it. Fun article about the voluntary carbon trading markets in relation to the creation of biodiversity and agriculture opportunities.[read more]
The NSF announced two breakthroughs that help pave the way for the development and widespread use of a variety of green fuels derived from cellulosic biomass such as corn stover, wood waste, switchgrass and fast growing poplar trees. Criticism of such efforts continues, however. [read more]
Water shortages are on the rise, from Mexico to the Andes, northern China to southern India, and Spain to Pakistan....[read more]
Thus is the opening line in the introduction to, and the gist of, Michael Pollan’s new book In Defense of Food....[read more]
Are you ambivalent about giving to charities? You're not alone, and in fact, in an recent article in Ode...[read more]
Surprisingly, the two largest components in a landfill are food and paper, both biodegradable substances. In fact, statistics clearly...[read more]
Treasure Island, the man-made lump made up of 20 million cubic yards of sea floor soil sandwiched between 287,000...[read more]
For most of this year, Congress has been debating what to include in the 2007 Farm Bill, but there...[read more]
How do we start to shift from large-scale, carbon-intensive, agribusiness produce to locally-produced fruits and vegetables in our grocery stores?...[read more]
Jean Ziegler gave a harsh assessment on biofuels at a UN press conference on Friday, calling for a 5–year moratorium on...[read more]
A host of organizations are working with Rwandan coffee farmers, cooperatives, and coffee roasters and retailers in the US and internationally to foster self-sufficiency and sustainable agriculture in a country striving to rebuild itself.[read more]
A few weeks ago, Hardee's and Carl's Jr. parent company, CKE Restaurants announced it will begin purchasing eggs and...[read more]
(This is a guest post by Jessica Schessler) Obviously, rainforest destruction is a heated topic of discussion. Many popular websites...[read more]
I am very happy with Mayor Daley's goal to become the "greenest" city in the nation. We've made such progress...[read more]
“Smithfield is taking a first step in phasing out crates for pigs, but I’m concerned about 1) the lack of...[read more]
No more food on the plane…hmmm...Wolfgang Puck is right there; high quality food and now more veggie options, more...[read more]
Boy, things are really happening in animal agriculture. Cages are opening, crates are disappearing, and businesses are considering the welfare...[read more]
For me, some of the most interesting marketing news this year has been the declaration of war between the big...[read more]
There is a lot of talk these days about rising energy prices, but many U.S. agricultural sector websites still insist...[read more]
From Paul Sheldon - "McDonalds gets busted for feeding soy that was grown on former Amazon rainforest land to its...[read more]
The Canadian Goods and Services Tax (like a sales tax) does not currently apply to food. A proposal by the...[read more]
Proving that, even in America's heartland, public demand for healthy, local, organic food is enormous, as many as 15,000 people...[read more]
In NPR's Morning Edition today (11-Oct), a reporter desribes a dilemma facing wealthy countries that provide farm subsidies. The Swiss...[read more]
As an unabashed meat-eater, I have always loved Niman ranch products and am willing to pay a little extra to...[read more]
We mentioned Gerald Prolman's Organic Flower company before. But there's a great article in yesterday's SFGate that brings more to...[read more]
In the 1920s, the Society of American Florists coined the term "say it with flowers". Americans have consistently been doing...[read more]
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