Colonial Occupation and Food Sovereignty in Palestine

Food is the first frontier! What is Food Sovereignty? The right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their … verder lezen

Israeli Agritech: An Invisible Player in The Israeli Settler Colonial Project

Israeli agricultural technology (agritech) is an invisible player in the Israeli illegal occupation of Palestine, and is implicated in the agricultural land grabbing in the occupied West Bank, Gaza Strip and Syrian … verder lezen

Debunking Yara’s lies about their so-called “Regenerative Agriculture”

Synthetic nitrogen fertilizer giant Yara International has published a paper detailing “Our Position on Regenerative Agriculture” as a part of a larger marketing campaign to greenwash their destructive, neo-colonial and exploitative practices. … verder lezen

5 facts about soil health!

Did you know? 1. Healthy soil is teeming with biodiversity: “1 gm of organic soil contains 30,000 protozoa, 50,000 algae, 400,000 fungi. One tea spoon of living soil contains 1 billion bacteria … verder lezen

Regenerative Agriculture: an answer to YARA’s “answer to the future of farming”

– Big agrobusinesses are co-opting regenerative agriculture, distorting it to fit a business-as-usual agenda as a greenwashing tactic. – True regenerative agriculture originates from and is led by BIPOC, peasant, and Majority … verder lezen

The Zapatistas and their Journey for Life

The group left Mexico in April this year, and it’s on its way to the continent, 500 years after the supposed conquest of what is today Mexico by Europeans. The year 2021 … verder lezen

2020: A Year of Resilience and Resistance

Dear supporters, followers, and comrades, As 2020 comes to a close, we, at ASEED, have been reflecting on the year we’ve shared and what this means for us as individuals, as a … verder lezen

The Lutkemeer Polder and Boterbloem Farm – A Space for Urban Food Autonomy?

With a globally rising urban population1, how to feed the cities has become of increasing concern. The question of how to feed a larger amount of people, however, often leads to technocratic solutions that speak … verder lezen

MSc Thesis about the Lutkemeerpolder

One of the ASEED interns conducted an in-depth study on the history of the Lutkemeerpolder as a Master Thesis research for the programme of Sustainable Development at Utrecht University (Faculty of Geosciences). … verder lezen

The world against fracking

On Saturday, the 13th of October, people from all over the world joined forces for the “Global Gas Down, Frack Down Day of Action” to protest against gas extraction and fracking. ASEED … verder lezen

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