#food_and_agriculture

How multinationals use #climate_change to impose an industrial agricultural model
▻http://multinationales.org/How-multinationals-use-climate-change-to-impose-an-industrial-agric

Governments are keeping an eye on the agricultural sector’s #greenhouse_gas emissions. A new concept is emerging: “climate-smart #agriculture,” with the objective of producing more, better. In the arena of climate negotiations, multinational corporations are getting set to promote “smart fertilizers” and plants genetically modified for heat tolerance. While industrial agriculture is about to win the battle with organic agriculture, researchers and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are (...)

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/ #Yara, #Walmart, #Food_and_Agriculture, #Greenwashing, #food & Agribusiness, agriculture, food, greenhouse gas, climate change, #supply_chain, #GMOs, (...)

#Food_&_Agribusiness #influence
« ▻http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33889-green-capitalism-how-multinationals-use-climate-change-to-impose-an »
« ►https://www.grain.org/article/entries/5271-les-exxon-de-l-agriculture#sdfootnote38sym »
« ▻http://www.fao.org/gacsa/en »
« ►http://www.fao.org/3/a-ax295e.pdf »
« ►http://www.infogm.org/viet-nam-ogm-trois-mais-autorises-a-la-culture-en-2014#nb5 »
« ▻http://www.climatesmartagconcerns.info/english.html »
« ▻http://www.cirad.fr/en »
« ►http://www.midilibre.fr/2015/03/18/agriculture-et-climat-le-defi,1137526.php »
« ►https://cgspace.cgiar.org/rest/bitstreams/24750/retrieve »
« ►http://csa2015.cirad.fr »
« ►http://corporate.walmart.com/global-responsibility/environment-sustainability/sustainable-agriculture »
« ►http://www.corporateknights.com/channels/food-beverage/walmart-targets-climate-smart-suppliers-2-14298636 »

Behind the promises of ‘responsible’ chocolate: a bleak future for cocoa farmers and an unsustainable #food industry
▻http://multinationales.org/Behind-the-promises-of-responsible

Deforestation, #child_labour, underpaid farmers: in the countries where it’s grown, cocoa isn’t really synonymous with social well-being. Whilst chocolate giants such as #Mars, Mondelez or Nestle have never been doing so well, the cocoa industry is failing both socially and environmentally. The food multinationals are trying to react by announcing a shift towards ‘responsible’ cocoa, with a number of #fair_trade certifiers offering them customised labels. But for #Mars and others, these moves are (...)

#Investigations

/ #Food_and_Agriculture, #Greenwashing, Nestlé, #Mondelez_international, Mars, Mars, Food & Agribusiness, #Ghana, #Ivory_Coast, #agriculture, food, #supply_chain, fair trade, child labour, #certification, #commodities, #social_impact, environmental (...)

#Nestlé #Food_&_Agribusiness #environmental_impact
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