agriculture – Page 12 – People's World

Global agricultural model in bitter balance

July 29, 2014 By Licia Meysenq

"It may cost Governments slightly more to source from a range of smaller-scale, sustainable operators than from major suppliers, but the investment is worth it."

Today in eco-history: The worst storm of the Dust Bowl

April 14, 2014 By Special to People’s World

On April 14, 1935, The "Black Sunday Storm," one of the worst dust storms in U.S. history, caused immense economic and agricultural damage

South Sudan facing famine crisis

April 11, 2014 By Brian McAfee

Over 3.7 million people in this new African nation of 11 million are at severe risk of starvation, and a UN official coordinating humanitarian aid in South Sudan says "we're in a race against time."

“Cesar Chavez” is an inspiring must see for today

March 31, 2014 By Pepe Lozano

The Cesar Chavez film highlights the courageous commitment and unwavering dedication of one historic union organizer and his fierce companions.

Is the Earth overpopulated?

March 13, 2014 By Robert Meeropol

We must bring down the population through universal education, and government assisted family planning programs; doing so is a necessary condition of controlling global warming.