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Re: Which NGO?

From: John Schinnerer <eco_living@yahoo.com>
To: permaculture <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: Which NGO?
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 00:45:09 -0800 (PST)

Aloha,

>...The work of the NGO was mainly focused on the farmers growing
> export
> crops, mainly sugar cane, ... The NGO received prestigious awards
> for their impressive number crunching of hectares put into cane
> production, tons of fertilisers imported etc. ...

I'd appreciate knowing which NGO...
:-p

Besides the soil loss, commercial sugar cane is very chemical-intensive
in herbicides and pesticides, some staying land-borne and some going
down the rivers to the sea with the soil...

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John Schinnerer, MA
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Cultural & Ecological Designing
Food - Shelter - Community
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http://eco-living.net

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Re: Which NGO?, John Schinnerer, 01/14/2002