Recently, there has been a big debate about the use of neonicotinoides or rather systemic insecticides in the European Union. The European Commission declared now a partial prohibition of three neonicotinoides. In European organic farming, systemic pesticides are a priori
[dropshadowbox align=”center” effect=”lifted-both” width=”40%” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ] Christoph Rosinger Finding leverage points to improve the agricultural system in semi-rural areas in Sierra Leone Shabka Background Nr. 7-2013 [/dropshadowbox] Sierra Leone is one of the poorest countries in the
Bei allem unglaublichen Reichtum der Industriestaaten, nur allzu viele Entwicklungsländer gibt es auf dieser Welt. Ihnen mangelt es an fast allem, speziell der Bevölkerung. Sie ist täglich mit der Sicherung des nackten Lebens konfrontiert. Garantiert ist ihr nichts, das Überleben
If one has never experienced the livelihood systems on the countryside in developing countries, it is hardly conceivable how rough living conditions are and what kind of problems people are facing. The following pictures should give a brief impression, how
If one has never experienced the livelihood systems on the countryside in developing countries, it is hardly conceivable how rough living conditions are and what kind of problems people are facing. The following pictures should give a brief impression, how
Recently there has been a big debate about so called neonicotinoids, in particular the systemic insecticides Imidacloprid, Thiametoxam and Clothianidin, and their fatal consequences for the total European bee population. The bee population, however, is decreasing rapidly and up to
Ulrike Jaklin, Lukas Wank & Marion Wolfram Changes in funding of Austrian development NGOs Shabka Background Nr. 4-2013 Due to considerable changes in the development sector in the beginning of the 1990s, the framework conditions for the non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
Colonialism and science together combined the dictates of piety and patriotism. As science advanced, so did the ‘civilizing mission’, in which ‘mother countries’ became children of the same processes to which they gave birth. Roy MacLeod Diese Reflexion eröffnet die
Christoph Rosinger Organic agriculture and certification in Eastern Africa Shabka Background Nr. 2-2013 Organic agriculture is an upcoming sector and at any continent you may consider, the numbers of organic farmers and the area under organic cultivation are rising notably.
Mit der Insolvenz von Konsum Österreich im Jahr 1995 schien die österreichische Konsumgenossenschaftsbewegung gescheitert. Doch seit einigen Jahren entstehen in Österreich sogenannte Foodcoops (FC) – Vereinigungen von Menschen, die ihre Einkäufe zusammenlegen, um Lebensmittel möglichst direkt von den ProduzentInnen zu
