The Political Economy of Food for Your Non-foodie Friend in Under 120 pages
Readers start at the food system’s twisted capitalist roots and finish with hope in the transformative power of food-based social movements, food sovereignty, and agroecology.
Pathways for the Amplification of Agroecology
A transition to agriculture based on agroecological principles offers significant socioeconomic and environmental benefits for rural families. This article by Nicholls and Altieri examines why agroecology, despite its potential to feed the world, is not more widely adopted by farmers. Drawing on social, policy, and territorial dimensions, it explores the pathways and strategies needed to scale up agroecology across diverse food systems and social movements.
Food First: Selected Writings From 40 Years of Movement Building
This book looks back on forty years of writings from Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.
World Hunger: Ten Myths
In this Backgrounder we encapsulate 40 years of learning and in-depth new research to reframe ten such ways of thinking explored in our latest book World Hunger: 10 Myths.
Opening a Window for Agroecology at the FAO
Summer 2015, Vol. 37, No. 137 Agroecology—the science of sustainable agriculture—is finding more support within the United Nations.
Food Sovereignty: Convergence and contradictions, conditions and challenges
Third World Quarterly (2015) 36:3, 431-448.
2014 Annual Report: The Year of Family Farming, Food Workers, and #BlackLivesMatter
Spring 2015, Vol. 37, No. 136 This Annual Report outlines the many accomplishments we were able to achieve in 2014 with your support and solidarity.
Racism and Capitalism: Dual challenges for the food movement
Holt-Giménez, E. (2015). “Racism and capitalism: Dual challenges for the food movement.” Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development.
Agroecology Saves the Farm (Where Fair Trade Failed): Surviving the Coffee Crisis in Costa Rica
This Backgrounder examines the role of agroecology vs. Fair Trade in helping Costa Rican coffee farmers stay on the land during the global coffee crisis.
Land & Resource Grabs in the United States: Five sites of struggle and potential transformation
Land & Sovereignty Brief No. 7 This issue describes five areas of land and resource grabbing in the US, which also embody key sites of resistance.