In Cambodia, more and more fertile land is being taken by big Industrial agriculture. Family farmers (peasants) are fighting for their land rights in order to contribute to the food sovereignty in their country. Who has the answer to feed the growing world population? Silent Land shows the stories behind this dilemma. A film by Jan van den Berg.
Vorig najaar (nog onder staatssecretaris Dijksma en ondertekend door minister Ploumen) stuurde de regering een brief aan de Tweede Kamer over het voedselbeleid (download hier). Daarin werden het bedrijfsleven, consumenten en maatschappelijke organisaties uitgenodigd om de voedselagenda van het kabinet verder vorm te geven. ABC is ingegaan op deze uitnodiging. Wij zullen onze landbouwvisie sturen naar de staatssecretaris en de minister, naar fracties (m.n. landbouw woordvoerders) en besturen (programcommissies) van politieke partijen, en NGO’s.
Boerengroep presents our new intern: Alex Adu Gyamfi, master student of Development and Rural Innovation (MDR). As an agricultural extensionist from Ghana, Alex wants to raise awarenes about child labour in agriculture (cocoa production). “Child labour has been an international concern because it damages, spoils and destroys the future of children. Children are the hope and future of a nation.” Therefore he organized this event with the support of Boerengroep. We will show a short documentary and have a discussion together about the topic. We hope to see you all at the Forum on the 5th of October!
Read moreOct 5: Child Labour Control in Cocoa Production, Ghana – Documentary and Discussion
Aleida Guevara, intellectual activist and daughter of Che Guevara, spoke about solidarity, the need to support peasants and indigenous peoples, and the importance of science, last weekend in Belgium.
The different types of knowledge (academic social science, natural science, indigenous knowledge, peasant knowledge from the field) are still quite disconnected at the Wageningen University. Boerengroep believes that food sovereignty can only be achieved when these fields of knowledge are indeed interconnected.
