213 posts
by HOMEf | Nov 6, 2020 | Fossil Politics, Hunger Politics, Ikike
The major sources of the conflict we are having in the world today are traceable to our exploitative relationship with Nature. The predatory and destructive activities of humans (including the...
by HOMEf | Oct 29, 2020 | Hunger Politics, Policy Paper, Report
In 2015, HOMEF conducted a review of the National Biosafety Management Agency Act, 2015 through consultations with various stakeholders and experts who critically examined the issues of genetically modified organisms...
by HOMEf | Oct 29, 2020 | Hunger Politics, Ikike
Food safety, biosafety and themes around biodiversity are key issues that Africans have been deeply concerned about. Added to these is the issue of biosecurity as manipulated organisms can easily...
by HOMEf | Oct 15, 2020 | Books, Fossil Politics, Hunger Politics, Ikike
Fish has both economic and nutritional importance to man and society. It is a veritable source of livelihood for many in rural communities especially. It can be said that the...
by HOMEf | Oct 15, 2020 | Eco-Instigator, Fossil Politics, General, Hunger Politics, Ikike
The cover story for our last edition was the Coronavirus as it has affected the environment, food systems and human rights. The activities reported in this edition were conducted under...
by HOMEf | Sep 24, 2020 | Fossil Politics, Hunger Politics
The activities of artisanal fishers in coastal communities across Africa constitute major sources of livelihood for many – the privileged and under privileged inclusive. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck with...
by HOMEf | Sep 16, 2020 | Fossil Politics, Hunger Politics, Ikike
The eight School of Ecology session of Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) held on 10 and 11 September 2020, with the theme Blue Economy Blues. The session interrogated the top-down...
by HOMEf | Aug 18, 2020 | Fossil Politics, General, Hunger Politics, Ikike
As the struggles for human and environmental rights rage across the world, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) considered it important to create a platform called Conversations, for learning and sharing...
by HOMEf | Aug 12, 2020 | General, Hunger Politics, Ikike, School of Ecology
From Green Economy to Blue Economy, the concepts keep evolving. What do they mean, who is behind them, who will benefit from them, who or what will be threatened by...
by HOMEf | Aug 12, 2020 | Hunger Politics
Liberating African Agriculture On 6 August 2020, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) in collaboration with the African Faith and Justice Network (AFJN), Navdanya International, and the Institute for Research...
by HOMEf | Aug 10, 2020 | General, Hunger Politics
From 2016 when the first formal approvals were issued by the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Nigeria has turned out to be the gaping hole through which the flood of...
by HOMEf | Jul 29, 2020 | Fossil Politics, General, Hunger Politics, Press Release
Niger Delta. July 29, 2020… We are deeply concerned about recent revelations on the scale of corruption and mismanagement in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). We recall that the...