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Philippine Banana Cooperatives’ Successes and Challenges: Part 2
Blog | Food First | Sep 16, 2020
The following is the second part of an interview between Kahlil Apuzen-Ito from Foundation for Agrarian Reform Cooperatives in Mindanao (FARMCOOP) …
Philippine Banana Cooperatives’ Successes and Challenges
Blog | Food First | Aug 31, 2020
The following is an interview between Kahlil Apuzen-Ito from Foundation for Agrarian Reform Cooperatives in Mindanao (FARMCOOP) and Food First’s…
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Blog | Food First | Aug 7, 2020
August 9th is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. To celebrate, here are some wonderful pieces from the Food…
COVID-19 and indigenous peoples’ resilience
Blog | United Nations | Aug 7, 2020
While the exact origins of COVID-19 have not yet been confirmed, the link between environmental damage and pandemics is well…
The Reports of Food First’s Destruction Are Greatly Exaggerated (with apologies to Mark Twain for borrowing his famous reply)
Blog | Dr. Joyce E. King and Hank Herrera | Jul 30, 2020
Dear Friends, Future Friends and Donors, The Board of Directors is engaged in restoring the full vitality of Food First,…
Global Quinoa and Andean Foodways Part 2
Blog | Fabiana Li and Claudia Urdanivia | Jul 23, 2020
Cover image: Farmer cleaning quinoa. Photo by Claudia Urdanivia The following is the second part of a two-part report on…
Global Quinoa and Andean Foodways
Blog | Fabiana Li and Claudia Urdanivia | Jul 16, 2020
Cover photo: Field of potatoes that will be seeded with quinoa the following season. Photo by Fabiana Li. Variously advertised…
A Message from the Food First Board President
Blog | Joyce E. King | Jun 29, 2020
As Nigerian novelist Chimananda Ngozi Adichie wisely counsels: “The danger of a single story” is that it makes one incomplete…
Following Up On Our Previous Board Statement About Leadership Change
Blog | Food First Board of Directors | Jun 29, 2020
The board of directors of Food First believes deeply in the organization’s mission “to end the injustices that cause hunger…
Leadership Update: A Message from the Food First Board of Directors
Blog | Food First | Jun 25, 2020
The Institute for Food and Development Policy, better known as Food First, works to end the injustices that cause hunger…
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