213 posts
by HOMEf | Jun 1, 2018 | Hunger Politics, Press Release
It appears that in spite of the recent fracas between President Muhammadu Buhari and the former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, there is one issue on which they agree-that Nigeria should adopt...
by HOMEf | May 25, 2018 | Hunger Politics, Press Release
25Health of Mother Earth Foundation Joins the World to Mark the International Day of Biodiversity and to celebrate global efforts to preserve earth’s biodiversity as this year’s International Day of...
by HOMEf | Apr 5, 2018 | Hunger Politics
Statement by the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa: The GMO lobby is showing signs of desperation. Once again they are on the offensive with a major public relations push...
by HOMEf | Mar 25, 2018 | Hunger Politics
While Nigerians face uncertainties over food security due to incessant herders-farmers clashes, another threat is dawning on the nation without much notice. The fact that President Muhammadu Buhari just inaugurated...
by HOMEf | Jan 5, 2018 | Hunger Politics
Time is running out if the world is going to slash greenhouse gas emissions enough to keep us below a 1.5°c temperature rise by 2100, an aspiration set by the Paris climate accords....
by HOMEf | Dec 23, 2017 | Hunger Politics
21 December 2017 Goodbye to Food Safety under a Permitting Regulatory Agency – As NBMA permits IITA to grow GM Cassava The Health of Mother Health Foundation (HOMEF) and a...
by HOMEf | Sep 19, 2017 | Hunger Politics, Press Release
Seventeen non-governmental organizations have dragged the Federal Government before an Abuja Federal High Court, over permits issued by the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) for GMO Cotton and GMO Maize...
by HOMEf | Aug 25, 2017 | Hunger Politics, Press Release
Press Statement: 23 August 2017 The plans to take total control of Nigeria’s food system is moving rapidly on the genetically engineered organisms (GMO) highway. The list of GMOs being...
by HOMEf | Jul 10, 2017 | Hunger Politics
The Association of Catholic Medical Precatitioners of Nigeria urged Nigeria to observe the Precautionary Principle at a scientific conference it held July 6-8, 2017 in Port Harcourt. The theme of...
by HOMEf | Jun 18, 2017 | Hunger Politics
The Superhighway project has been controversial from the day it was first announced publicly for many reasons. First, it was routed without regard to the negative impacts it would have...
by HOMEf | Jun 9, 2017 | Hunger Politics
Hundreds of Nigerians marched against the introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into the country on June 7, 2017. The march was coordinated by Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF)...
by HOMEf | May 11, 2017 | Hunger Politics
The need for public consultation and participation in the approval processes of applications that directly affect the people’s health and well-being cannot be over stressed. Many issues surround the matter...