Category Archives: Colin’s Corner

Micro-dairies: Today – eccentric. Tomorrow – the norm

The following is a general intro to the idea of micro-dairies, written for the excellent soon-to-be-launched on-line magazine/website Nourish, based in Brazil (of which more later). But it was prompted … Read on

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Inequality and the Price of Food

Oxfam told the World Economic Forum in Davos that tax havens are largely to blame for the vast gap between rich and poor. But the problem runs deeper, says Colin … Read on

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Farming needs entrepreneurs – but beware!

Colin Tudge questions the wisdom of a new report on entrepreneurship This year the Oxford Farming Conference (the “official” one, which has now been going for 70 years) launched an … Read on

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We can’t control floods – or drought! – unless we involve the farmers

— and that needs a government that governs By Colin Tudge Simple arithmetic tells us that a few tweaks in farming could make a huge difference to Britain’s ability to … Read on

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How farming can lead the world out of its present mess

How do we solve the dilemma – that machines make life easier, which is good, but also put people out of work, which isn’t? Colin Tudge suggests that farming at … Read on

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Britain’s Milk, India’s Cotton, and a World Economy Disastrously Off-Course

Colin Tudge argues that to solve the problems of Britain’s dairy farmers – indeed of all farmers – we must dig deep and go on digging; and must not rely … Read on

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Nutritional Science: Time for a Paradigm Shift

Colin Tudge suggests that nutrition science is alive and well but is in the throes of a paradigm shift Apparently people are asking, “Has nutritional science run its course? Have … Read on

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Does Africa Really Need a Green Revolution?

The earlier version in India has not been the unequivocal success that we’re led to believe, says Vandana Shiva The oligarchs who run the world – the loose but robust … Read on

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Do we need a “New Agrarian” Party?

The day after the 2015 General Election, while the votes are still being counted, Colin Tudge asks how to bring about the much needed transformation of Britain’s and the World’s … Read on

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The Key Ideas of Enlightened Agriculture (with a passing reference to Ancient China)

Colin Tudge asks why we fail to adopt the simple and established ideas that could solve all the world’s food problems – starting with the need to raise the status … Read on

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