Resource Pointer #65
January 24, 1996
For copies of the following resources, please contact the
appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
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*Deadly Fields, 1995.* (Video). Great Plains National (GPN).
Examines health effects of pesticide use in U.S. agriculture,
particularly for farmers and applicators, and interviews
range of people involved in pesticide issues, including
agrochemical industry spokespeople, pesticide reform
activists and lawyers, physicians, hydrologists, farmers,
farm workers and farm-family members. Describes pesticide
reduction and elimination strategies such as IPM and organic
farming, and explains biotechnology's purported benefits and
some of its dangers. 58 minutes. US$24.95. GPN, 1800 North
33rd Street, Lincoln, NE 68583; phone (402) 472-2007; toll
free (800) 228-4630.
*The Keystone National Policy Dialogue on Agricultural
Management Systems and the Environment, Final Report, 1995.*
The Keystone Center. Presents consensus recommendations of
Keystone National Policy Dialogue, a series of workshops
composed of industry, government, non-government organization
(NGO) and academic participants. Discusses research and
policy needs in nutrient, pest and land resources management,
as well as role of extension. Pest management section
recommends development of comprehensive pest management
information databases and voluntary demonstration farm
projects. 100 pp. $20. The Keystone Center, 1001 G Street,
NW, Suite 430-West, Washington, DC 20001; phone (202) 783-
0248; fax (202) 783-0328.
*Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, Final Report,
1995.* The Third International Symposium for Sustainable
Agriculture and Rural Development, Norway. Presents working
group papers, plenary speeches and participant list of 1995
international conference focused on sustainable agriculture
and rural development, as well as food security,
biotechnology, free trade, farmer-consumer alliances and
related topics. Includes "Roros Declaration," a plenary
consensus from the Symposium that defines food security to
include freedom from pesticides, and calls for range of food
security and trade related changes. Third International
Symposium Main Committee, Helge Christie, N-2540 Tolga,
Norway; fax (47-6) 249-6096; phone (47-6) 249-6039; email
hchristie@nn.apc.org.
*Farmer-Centered Development, 1995.* Partners in Rural
Development. Examines why widespread poverty and chronic
undernourishment continue to exist worldwide and discusses
how poverty alleviation measures have and have not succeeded.
Outlines key features of successful development strategies,
including farmer-based planning and testing of proposed
solutions, ensuring participation by women, ensuring that
communities have access to and control over their food and
resource base and using sustainable practices suited for
local agroecosystems. 10 pp. Partners in Rural Development,
International Office, 323 Chapel Street, Ottawa, Canada K1N
7Z2; phone (613) 237-0180; fax (613) 237-5969; email
chfott@web.apc.org.
*Who Owns Knowledge? Who Owns the Earth? Intellectual
Property Rights and Biodiversity Under the New GATT and World
Trade Organization, 1995.* Women's Environment and
Development Organization (WEDO). Brief overview of
intellectual property rights, GATT and the Trade-Related
Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreements. Discusses
effects of these agreements on the South, and describes
several international campaigns and organizations challenging
and monitoring these and related developments. US$2. 7 pp.
WEDO, 845 Third Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10023; phone
(212) 759-7952; fax (212) 759-8647; email wedo@igc.apc.org.
*Who Decides Where the Money Goes? Decision-Making and
Structures of the World Bank and Regional Development Banks,
1995.* Women's Environment and Development Organization
(WEDO). Examines history, decision-making processes and
program content of multilateral development banks (MDBs),
focusing on World Bank, but discussing African, Asian and
Inter-American Development Banks as well. Describes effects
of MDB policies on women and opportunities for women and non
governmental organizations (NGOs) to monitor and influence
MDBs. 15 pp. US$2. WEDO (see above).
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the Online Resource Pointer to send review copies of
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