Our current food system is overrun by centeralized agribusiness and unreliable traditions that threaten our food, endangers

our environment, diminishes

communities, and limit out small family farmers. Our less expensive food comes
from the expense of hurting of our farmers along with the oppression of third world
peoples, inhumane treatment of animals, unsafe air and water, and degradation of
our land. The agricultural system for the 21st Century must provide a high quality of
life for farmers, nutritious and safe food for consumers, and reward farming
methods that enhance the use of water, soil, and air, and the beauty of the
landscape. We encourage legislation that assists new farmers and ranchers, that
promotes widespread ownership to small and medium-sized farms and ranches, and
that adds to and repopulates rural communities and promotes sustainable
development and stewardship. We support new farming and growing opportunities
and urge the inclusion of non-traditional crops and foods in farm programs. We
encourage regionalizing our food system and decentralizing agriculture lands,
production, and distribution. We encourage public support for producer and
consumer cooperatives, community kitchens, Community Supported Agriculture,
urban agriculture, and community farms and gardens.
http://www.gp.org/issue/agriculture_2005.pdf
The Fukushima meltdowns shattered local agricultural and fishing
communities, led to the evacuation of more than 160,000 people and will leave
parts of the Tohoku Region uninhabitable for generations. The reactor site remains
unstable with large volumes of un-usable water onsite, ongoing radioactive gasses
into air and water, and the melted fuel cores within the site are all un-solved issues.
Many are also still living with radiation contaminated soil, air, water and foods.
Ocean waters also carry radioactive material across the globe, causing a threat of
harm harm to people, ocean ecosystems and seafood security internationally. The
Green Parties of the Asia Pacific region offer our sincere appologies for the tragedy
suffered, and our solidarity with the people and Green Party of Japan. We use this
anniversary to remind the Governments of the world, that it is the responsibility of
all nations to ensure the safety of our planet. There is no doubt, the suffering for the
Japanese people has been immense, especially for those living in and around
Fukushima, and it is not yet over. The world has already witnessed suffering
following nuclear disasters in Chernobyl (Ukraine), Khystym (Russia), Sellafield
(United Kingdom), and Three Mile Island (USA). However, there are currently 71 new
nuclear plants under construction around the world, the majority of which are in the
Asia Pacific region, which should be a focus for the Asia Pacific Green Party (China
26, Taiwan 2, India 6, Japan 2, Pakistan 2, and South Korea 5).
http://www.globalgreens.org/news/green-parties-call-nuclear-free-regionanniversary-fukushima