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 Sovereignty: Convergence and contradictions, conditions and challenges
Third World Quarterly (2015) 36:3, 431-448.
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.
We Already Grow Enough Food for 10 Billion People… and Still Can’t End Hunger
Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 36:595–598 (2012)