Karen Hansen-Kuhn, Author at Toward Freedom

President Trump and Global Trade: The Perils for Agriculture

Karen Hansen-Kuhn January 12, 2017 Karen Hansen-Kuhn

It is impossible to know now whether Trump’s campaign promise to renegotiate NAFTA will result in any substantial improvements. But there is also no reason for the civil society movements that defeated the TPP to allow other interests to set the agenda on NAFTA.

Seeds of Corporate Power vs Farmers’ Rights

Karen Hansen-Kuhn September 27, 2016 Karen Hansen-Kuhn

Ensuring that farmers around the world have access to seeds and seed breeding will be critical to climate change adaptation. Leaving agribusiness firms to set the rules on access to seeds and other genetic materials is a recipe for further corporate concentration and fewer good options for family farmers, local communities, and biodiversity.