Women’s Access to Land Reaches Legislature in Ghana
A report from Ghana Web details new government support for “smallholder farmers.” From the article: The President of the Upper East Regional House of Chiefs pledged his support to help increase women’s access to land for agriculture purposes and called on chiefs in the region to address existing challenges to women’s access to agricultural lands. […]
Divestment, Investment and What’s Happening with Big Money
The Guardian newspaper has recently set on a campaign in part to encourage the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) to divest from fossil fuels. Meanwhile, AGRA Watch has released a report that the BMGF is sponsoring a meeting in London “to promote a recent report detailing in clear terms how to privatize the seed […]