Alors que la crise financière fait la une des journaux chaque jour, une autre catastrophe a lieu en silence : la crise alimentaire. Le mot “crise” malheureusement n'est pas approprié, car il désigne une situation temporaire que l'on améliore avec des aides d'urgence. Nous sommes au fin fond d'un système pourri qui produit en abondance et répand la famine.

At the recent food conference in Bologna, two speakers - Ingrid Franzon from Sweden and Fiorella Belpoggi from Italy - talked about the growing evidence that 60 years of growing use of chemicals in the food industry is having detrimental effects on our health.

Ingeniería genética, libre comercio, pesticidas y salud, medioambiente y hambruna: atrás de nuestro plato se esconde todo un mundo en el cual debemos pensar. Desde el 12 de octubre, agricultores, consumidores y científicos de 11 países europeos, hicieron juntamente eso, al encontrarse en la ciudad italiana de Castel San Pietro, cerca de Bolonia.

Genetic engineering, fair trade, pesticides and health, the environment and world hunger: behind our plate of food is a hidden world to think about. From 9–12 October, farmers, consumers and scientists from 11 European countries did just that, meeting in the Italian city of Castel San Pietro, near Bologna.

Dr Lillian Cingo is the tireless manager of ‘Phelophepa’ - known to millions as South Africa’s ‘Miracle Health Train’. As guest-speaker at the London centre of Initiatives of Change on 20 November, she spoke about her work onboard this 16-carriage train that brings much-needed primary health care - and hope - to South Africa’s rural poor. She was introduced by Amina Dikedi-Ajakaiye from Nigeria.

Isn't it amazing how some birds exactly fit their flowers? It's hard to say whether the food evolved the feeder or the other way around. That's what co-evolution is. Creatures adapt to each other and the geography of the land and nature selects the best partnerships for the future.

Human batteries are like a stream of water. If the water doesn’t move then it becomes stagnant. If the water flows out and nourishes other people then the batteries will work well and will be spontaneously recharged.