In the face of mounting pressure from free trade agreements and transnational corporations, the people who produce, distribute, and consume food are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain a just and equitable local food system. In response, small-scale farmers around the world are calling for food sovereignty, the right of communities to healthy, culturally appropriate, […]
Native Seed Production in the Lower Lempa
By Marianella Aguirre Wednesday, May 1st , International Laborers Day, was a very important day for local corn producers in El Salvador, as it was the Mangrove Association’s first day of semilla criolla certificada or certified native seed production. I visited the local seed production plant where the seed was processed and packaged, and had […]
