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Release: The EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act Seeks to Increase Equity in USDA’s Food Purchases

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

Despite USDA’s strong focus on fair markets and increasing opportunities for underserved producers, most procurement contracts are held by a small number of corporations largely due to pressure on USDA’s purchasing authority to consider cost above all else.

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Sowing Scholar-Activism: Situating Solidarity Alongside Science

Union of Concerned Scientists

The commitment to equal partnership extends to this post, co-authored by Queen Quet, head of state for the Gullah/Geechee people, and Ryan Thomson, a professor at Auburn University and member of the GGSTT. Academics have spent years specializing in areas of expertise and being trained to speak with authority.

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USA: “The Coke Side of Life”—More Sugar, Less Science

Corp Watch

Sri Lanka: Coca-Cola: Apologise and pay compensation for contaminating drinking water Ground Views | August 30, 2015 On 17th August 2015, local authorities discovered a leakage of diesel into the Kelani river, the source of drinking water for millions of Sri Lankans. sales in the past year, according to market research firm IRI.

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