PLANT is a catalyst for indigenous communities and smallholder farmers to speak for themselves, their eco-systems and Seed & Food Sovereignty, instead of others speaking for them.
PLANT works with partners in Brazilian Amazonia and in sub-Saharan Africa.
“Human and Earth Rights mirror the faces of the vulnerable;
They are a discomfort to the powerful;
They are continuously translated into policy by the struggles of the excluded;
They bring justice closer to our world, our common home” ... PLANT
NEW! The Added Value(s) of Agroecology: Unlocking the Potential for Transition in West Africa
Lead Coordinating Authors Mamadou Goïta and Emile Frison, IPES-Food Panel -- Jul 2020
"Agroecology is emerging as a compelling response to the challenges West Africa faces, and a viable alternative to the industrial agri-development pathway. Agroecological systems build resilience through crop/species diversity and natural synergies across the whole agro-ecosystem, thereby offering a response to the urgent challenges of climate change and resource scarcity."
NEW! Africa's Choice: Africa’s Green Revolution has Failed, Time to Change Course
Timothy Wise, Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy -- 28 Jul 2020
"My research has shown that as the Green Revolution project reaches its 2020 deadline, crop productivity has grown slowly, poverty remains high, and the number of hungry people in the 13 countries that have received priority funding has risen 30% since 2006. Few small-scale farmers have benefited. Some have been thrown into debt as they try to pay for the high costs of the commercial seeds and synthetic fertilizer that Green Revolution proponents sell them."
NEW! Agroecology: The Next Evolution in Food Systems
IPES (International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems) -- 08 Jun 2020
Agroecology is a way of farming with nature, not against it. It builds resilience to climate change and disease outbreaks by combining different plants and animals, based on farmers' knowledge of their local environments. It doesn't rely on chemicals to fertilize crops and fight pests. Agroecology relies on diversity. And diversity in the field means fresh and nutritious food for communities. So can we embrace agroecology as the next evolution in food systems?" 1:36 minutes
NEW! Harvard's land grabs in Brazil are a disaster for communities and a warning to speculators
GRAIN & Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos -- May 2020
"Harvard's endowment fund describes itself as a 'long-term investor' and says it is committed to 'be[ing] a good steward of the land [they] own and manage.' Our investigations show that the University has utterly failed to live up to its own guidelines."
PLANT (Partners for the Land & Agricultural Needs of Traditional Peoples)
E-mail: plantpartners@gmail.com
PO Box 276 • Shepherdstown, WV 25443, USA
Tel. 304 876 2288
PLANT is a USA 501(c)(3) non-profit organization