Topic: Agriculture
A primer on global economic sharing
Report / 17th June 2014In an increasingly unequal and unsustainable world, governments must urgently move beyond the restrictive political and economic ideologies of the past and embrace solutions that meet the common needs of people in all countries. This primer outlines the extent of the interconnected global crises we face, and points the way towards an alternative approach to managing the world’s resources based upon international cooperation and economic sharing.
Un dialogo sulla condivisione del cibo
Article / 1st November 2013Se ci interessa mettere fine al perenne crimine della fame nel mezzo dell'abbondanza, non possiamo limitare le nostre azioni al livello del nostro paese o communità. Invece, dobbiamo pensare alla condivisione del cibo in termini globali e soprattutto in relazione alle politiche per mettere fine alla fame.
An enquiry into the meaning of sharing food
Article / 9th August 2013If we are concerned about stopping the enduring crime of starvation amidst plenty, we cannot restrict our actions to the level of our own country or community. We should rather think about sharing food in global terms and, above all, in relation to the politics of ending hunger.
Global Sharing Day 2013: let’s talk about food
Article / 2nd June 2013The idea of sharing food has taken root in recent years as a response to our broken food systems, but does it make sense to talk about food sharing on a global basis? Perhaps it does, as long as we advocate a true form of economic sharing that addresses the power structures and politics underlying our unjust globalised food economy.
Share The World’s Resources interviewed by WereldDelen Magazine
Article / 13th May 2013The social, environmental and economic crises that continue to reap havoc across the globe provide a critical opportunity for ordinary people to demand economic reform and political transformation, say STWR in an interview with John Habets & Henk Gloudemans.
On seed freedom and sharing
Article / 12th February 2013The seed freedom movement is an inspiring example of how the principle of sharing is central to resolving the crisis in agriculture, and highlights the urgency of resisting the powerful agribusinesses that seek to eliminate biodiversity and criminalise the saving and sharing of seed.
How to mobilise $2.8tr to finance the global sharing economy
Article / 14th January 2013There are many policies that governments could implement to raise the finances needed to reverse austerity measures, tackle climate change and prevent needless poverty-related deaths. But we cannot rely on governments to change the current world direction - the only hope is a huge groundswell of popular support in favour of global sharing.
Financing the global sharing economy
Report / 1st October 2012A report by Share The World’s Resources demonstrates how governments could mobilise over $2.8 trillion each year to bolster the global sharing economy and prevent life-threatening deprivation, reverse austerity measures and mitigate the human impacts of climate change.
Financing the global sharing economy, part three (6): end support for agribusiness
Report / 1st October 2012Section 6 in part 3 of the report Financing the Global Sharing Economy demonstrates how shifting subsidy support away from agribusiness in OECD countries could form a major step towards meeting international development goals, and also contribute significantly to a fairer and more environmentally sustainable model of agriculture.
Grain reserves and the food price crisis
Blog / 24th June 2012One important piece of the answer to the food price crisis is the simple yet powerful idea of saving food in times of plenty for use in times of scarcity. The Institute of Agriculture and Trade Policy have released a compendium of current writing on food reserves, with a contribution from Share The World's Resources.