by Nnimmo | Sep 28, 2018 | Biosafety, Corporate Capture, Culture, Environment, Food, Policy
Systemic betrayal of farmers. Applications for the introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into Nigeria started flowing literally before the ink with which the bill was signed into law had dried. Promoters of modern agricultural technology, notably the...
by Nnimmo | Sep 25, 2018 | Biosafety, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Corporate Capture, Culture, Environment, Food, Policy
Is There Biosafety in Nigeria? At a recent HOMEF dialogue with farmers, most of the participants declared that they have never heard of anything called genetically modified organisms (GMOs). When they got to know what GMOs are, they all declared that genetically...
by Nnimmo | Sep 22, 2018 | Alternatives, Biosafety, Corporate Capture, Culture, Environment, Food, Policy
Small-scale or family farmers feed the world. This is an incontrovertible fact. This fact is unfortunately often overlooked. The willful rejection of the truth that small-scale farmers feed the world has persisted because accepting the truth would compel policy makers...
by Nnimmo | Sep 12, 2018 | Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Corporate Capture, Dirty Energy, Environment, Policy
Together we confront humanmade ecological challenges. Our ecological challenges are widespread and suffocating. The clearest for those of us in Port Harcourt and the Niger Delta at large, is the visibly polluted and unhealthy air that we have been forced to breathe....
by Nnimmo | Sep 9, 2018 | Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Corporate Capture, Culture, Dirty Energy, Environment, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth
We Rise for Climate Justice. The floods are coming. Our coastlines are receding. Our creeks, streams and rivers are polluted by oil spills, produced water, toxic wastes and an assortment of wastes including plastics. Deforestation continues. Desertification is not...
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