Most of the staple crops that nourish the world are grown in paddies—wetlands where biodiversity not only thrives but is vital to the health of the fields themselves. How do birds sustain these ecosystems? Why are they so crucial to biodiversity in paddies? In this video, Thanal researcher Raju Sankaran from Kerala explains how birds […]
In this video, educationist, environmentalist, and organic gardener Nasira Habib is interviewed by Zafar Kalanauri on the health risks associated with pesticide residues in crops, including potential long-term diseases such as cancer. They discuss how these residues enter the food chain, their possible impacts on human health, and what current scientific research says about their […]
Climate change contributes to a growing global climate crisis. BARCIK, together with community members and people’s organizations, is taking on the challenge of the climate crisis. This documentation highlights how local farmers are adapting to and mitigating the everyday challenges they face.
PAN Ethiopia’s project coordinator talks about their organic cotton production, moving away from harmful chemicals, and women’s involvement in cotton prodution.
The Philippines, being a tropical country, has a rich biodiversity. The country’s richness in flora and fauna is also reflected in the diversity of our vegetables at the species and varietal levels. However, relentless promotion of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) by Agri-Transnational Corporations (Agri-TNCs) and facilitated by the government puts at risk these rich biodiversity […]
The video provides a critical analysis of the International Rice Research Institute’s existence and its impacts through its programs and traitorous collaborations with corporations and governments have all led us to say that it has failed to address hunger and poverty in the Philippines and other countries; committed crimes and violations of peoples’, especially farmers’, […]
Daniel Aliddeki, a trainer at St. Jude Family Projects, talks about how its pig breeding project has been able to transform the livelihoods of the poor extension farmers by giving them the opportunity to create their own pigsties.
Daniel Aliddeki, a trainer at St. Jude Family Projects, discusses the biofertilizer production undertaken in the field learning site to address the lack of microorganisms typical in some organic fertilizers. For St. Jude’s Family Projects, biofertilizers also provides balanced soil microorganisms and through chelation makes the soil nutrients more bioavailable to the plants.
Mukembo Herbert, a trainer at St. Jude Family Projects, discusses the basics of coffee farming, including the different types of coffee grown in Uganda and its value chain, how it grows organic Robusta variety in its field learning site, from flowering to roasting, and the challenges faced by Uganda coffee growers.
