Agricultural Issues
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The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa: What Does it Mean for African Farmers? |
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Tuesday, 15 January 2008 |
 The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) aims to develop
Africa’s agricultural capacity by working with farmers and scientists
to introduce new varieties of seeds of Africa’s major food crops that
are more productive and resilient. According to Kofi Annan, AGRA’s
chair, along with introducing educational programs to accelerate the
development of African agricultural expertise, AGRA will also “improve
the health of Africa’s soils water management initiative to help
Africa’s small-scale farmers get the most crops for each drop of water.”
Could this simply be rhetoric that has been heard
before? What role will AGRA really play in small farms in Africa? These
concerns form the basis of the campaign by faith-based organizations to
ensure that the harmful effects of the green revolution experienced in
Asia are not repeated in Africa.
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Farm Bill Disappointment in the Senate |
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Tuesday, 18 December 2007 |
 After weeks of new amendment proposals and
endless lobbying, the Senate finally passed their version of the 2007 Farm Bill
on Friday, December 14th. The benefits of the bill include nutrition
programs for children, shaky promotion of bioenergy, and mild efforts at
conservation. But true reform of trade-distorting subsidies did not pass,
leaving African farmers and small American farmers once again at the mercy of
unjust US
commodity payments.
The House of Representatives passed a similar bill back in
August, much to the dismay of Africa
advocates. Now, the House and Senate must come together in conference committee
to work out the differences between their two bills. The Bush Administration
has threatened to veto the bill if it remains at such a high cost to taxpayers –
the Senate version cleared $286 billion – which may be a good opportunity for
reeling in subsidies to wealthy American farmers.
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Faith Leaders Call on US Senate to Reform Farm Bill |
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Wednesday, 24 October 2007 |
In a press release issued today, leaders from many faiths came together to urge the Senate to pass a more just 2007 Farm Bill. “We
can and must do more to address the plight of struggling family farmers,” said
the Most Reverend Ronald Gilmore,
President of the National Catholic Rural Life Conference. As it stands, the 2007 Farm Bill will be extremely harmful to smallholder farmers in the developing world as well as family farms in the United States. At AFJN, we urge you to CALL YOUR SENATORS and ask them to markup the Farm Bill in a way that provides hope to millions of farmers worldwide. Call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask to be connected to your Senator.
To view the entire press release,
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