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18 May 2013

Palestine: Gazans Got a Taste of KFC

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Palestinian Anas Hamra, from Gaza, claims he got his Kentucky Fried Chicken delivered – after a seven hour wait. His story tallies with a recent New York Times report which says that Gazans are getting their KFC deliveries, from Al Arish, in Egypt, where they are smuggled through secret tunnels. The delivery service has since been discontinued, but at least Hamra got his KFC treat and the chance to blog his experience.

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11 May 2013

Australia’s SandwichGate: PM Julia Gillard Better Take Cover

Written by Kevin Rennie · Oceania

The mainstream media have been accused of trivialising political coverage in Australia over an incident involving Prime Minister Julia Gillard and a sandwich on 8 May 2013. Apparently, it even went viral overseas both in the press and online.

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10 May 2013

Leaked Development Plan Raises Land Grab Fears in Mozambique

Written by Janet Gunter · Brazil

Against a backdrop of growing concern about 'land grabs' in Africa, a leak from a controversial economic development plan has raised alarm in Mozambique, as well as in donor countries.

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20 April 2013

Monsanto Nominated for Puerto Rico's Agricultural Hall of Fame

Written by Yarisa Colon · Translated by Sally Seward · Caribbean

As soon as the non-profit organization Acción y Reforma Agrícola announced that it nominated the agricultural biotechnology corporation Monsanto to the Hall of Fame of Puerto Rican Agriculture, many grassroots groups demonstrated their fiercest opposition.

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19 April 2013

East Asia's Appetite for Eels Pushing Species to the Brink

Written by I-fan Lin · East Asia

During Japan's sweltering midsummer it's traditional to eat a plate of golden-brown broiled unagi kabayaki, or broiled eel. But the tradition is now at risk. Skyrocketing demand for glass eels, once considered a high-brow delicacy, is pushing Japanese fishermen to exhaust the population and causing prices to soar.

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10 April 2013

U.S. Food Safety Groups Urge for Veto of ‘Monsanto Protection Act’

Written by Joey Ayoub · U.S.A.

Food Safety activists are outraged over the passage of an act by the U.S Congress that protects genetically modified seeds from litigation regardless of the effects on the health of consumers.

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7 April 2013

Bhutan on the Road to Becoming Fully Organic

Written by Joey Ayoub · South Asia

The Himalayan Kindgom of Bhutan, famous for its “Gross National Happiness” Index instead of Gross Domestic Product, has set itself the task of being the first country in the world to completely turn to Organic Agriculture.

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19 March 2013

Australia: Locals Fight to Stop McDonald's in their Hills

Written by Kevin Rennie · Oceania

Residents’ opposition to a new McDonald’s in the Melbourne hills suburb of Tecoma has linked direct action with online campaigning. In addition to lobbying, rallies and marches, the activists have also brought some fun to the protests by unleashing hundreds of gnomes on the steps of McDonald’s head office.

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16 March 2013

Anti-Whaling Activists Hit a Nerve in Japan

Written by Keiko Tanaka · East Asia

Online commentary surrounding a collision between a Japanese harpoon ship and two vessels from the marine conservation group Sea Shepherd last month has offered a glimpse into the Japanese public's nuanced perspective on whaling.

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8 March 2013

Coffee Growers’ Strike: The Crisis Behind Colombian Coffee

Written by Cati Restrepo · Translated by Natalie Southwick · Latin America

A group of Colombian coffee producers have been on strike since February 25, 2013. Cati Restrepo offers an analysis of the situation.

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Quick Reads about Food

7 May 2013

Avoid Mycetism, Mushroom Pickers!

Postage stamps featuring some of Kyrgyzstan's wild mushrooms – edible and non-edible. Images taken from ianbek.kg, used with permission.

“Never eat overripe, clammy, flabby, wormy or spoiled mushrooms,” writes Ian Claytor, translating advice from Kyrgyzstan's Department for Disease Prevention and Expertise in his blog, Postcard from Bishkek. With the mushroom picking season underway in the former Soviet state, the Ministry of Health have come up [ru] with guidelines to help pickers enjoy the pastime safely.

Chris Rickleton

6 May 2013

Rat Meat Sold as Lamb in China

Chinese police have caught a gang of traders who bought rat and fox meat and sold it as lamb. When the scandal was featured in Chinese newspapers and websites, it caused outrage among consumers who have been hit by a series of food scandals in recent years. TeaLeafNation has translated[zh] some online comments from Sina Weibo.

Abby

29 April 2013

Marijuana in China

Chengdu Living has an interesting post on the potential disappearance of relatively free weed smoking atmosphere in China as the police has recently started to crack down on Marijuana trade.

Oiwan Lam

19 April 2013

A ‘Good Food Revolution’ in Trinidad & Tobago

Saying no to bad food will benefit the economy and the happiness index of the country.

aka_lol explains.

Janine Mendes-Franco

12 April 2013

Egypt: Prime Minister Prescribes Smurf Diet

Hesham Qandil, Egypt's Prime Minister, is an illustruous expert in healthcare issues as attested by, e.g. his insightful comments about ‘dirty boobs breastfeeding’. The Prime Minister delivered another priceless advice to Twitter users, this time about a healthy diet:

“Doctor Smurf prescribes cakes, pies and smurfberries as part of a healthy diet.” Screenshot from Qandil's tweet

Rayna St.

2 April 2013

‘Tribewanted’ Creates, Connects Eco-Villages

Renewable energy, permaculture and green building, along with local traditions and eco-tourism: welcome to Tribewanted – an online community launched in 2006 based on the idea of “global citizenship” and harnessing the energy of social media to meaningfully connect and practice positive behavior change. Thanks to crowdfunding strategies, the project plans to build 10 eco-villages around the world: after Vorovoro (Fiji Islands) and John Obey (Sierra Leone), a new village just launched in Monestevole [it], in Umbria, the heart of Italy. Connect with Tribewanted people via web, Facebook or Vimeo.