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Bourse post-doctorale : gouvernance de l'agriculture biologique (INRA Paris)

 

Offre d’emploi: Post-doctorat de 18 mois à l’INRA-SADAPT, Equipe Proximités

L’équipe Proximités de l’UMR Sadapt offre un financement de bourse Post-doctorale dans le cadre du projet de recherche "Gouvernance et ancrage territorial du système de production agricole-biologique francilien".

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The Big Ask: Listen to the little girl

 

Listen to the little girl...

 

Watch the drawings in the sand...

 

And hear their message:

 

'ACT THE F*CK NOW!!!!'

 

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Traditional breeding creates high-yielding, drought-tolerant crops

The Union of Concerned Scientists reports that traditional breeding delivered drought-resistant varieties of soja and cassava - a result, the article claims, genetic engineering has so far failed to achieve.

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Developing eco-innovation: opportunities for education and policy integration

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This page is printer-friendly - Last revised: 29 Nov. 2008 - Download pdf version

** Preliminary version under review - Comments appreciated **

 

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Salon du développement durable - Bruxelles, 21 au 23 novembre 2008

Le but du salon (2ème édition) est de sensibiliser et d'informer le visiteur en lui faisant rencontrer des interlocuteurs qui mettent en avant des actions s'inscrivant dans une démarche de développement durable.

3 jours : vendredi 21, samedi 22 et dimanche 23 novembre 2008, à Tours & Taxi. Infos sur les conférences, les animations, les expositions - et les places gratuites :

http://www.planetattitude.eu

 


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Paul Stamets, fungi advocate - and entrepreneur

Paul Stamets

Paul Stamets loves mushrooms.

Not only in his plate but in many places where sustainable development is at stake and particularly where humans need to:

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Beware of food crisis, warns UK Chief Scientist

UK Chief scientists warns that food crisis will strike before climate change: Treehugger (03 July 2008). Prof. John Beddington offers an agenda for changing our food habits from farm to fork.

 

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Bill Clinton on food policy: 'We blew it'

Another argument for change.

At the UN last month, Bill Clinton gave an unforgiving critique of global food policy: 'We blew it':

'Food is not a commodity like others. We should go back to a policy of maximum food self-sufficiency. It is crazy for us to think we can develop countries around the world without increasing their ability to feed themselves.'


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