Agroecology
As both the “science of sustainable agriculture” and a political project, agroecology works to decentralize power and promote equity and ecological resilience in our food systems. For an introduction to this issue, download our Food First Issue Primer on Agroecology
Coffee and the Shock Doctrine in Puerto Rico
Blog | John Vandermeer | Jul 24, 2018
In Naomi Klein’s framework, The Shock Doctrine is the well-worn strategy of capitalist development in the “shock” mode. Part of…
Manifesto del VII Congreso Internacional de Agroecología, Córdoba 30 y 31 de Mayo y 1 de Junio de 2018
Blog | Observatorio de Soberaníá Alimentaria Y Agroecologíá | Jul 5, 2018
Este articulo es de Observatorio de Soberaníá Alimentaria Y Agroecologíá Es urgente romper los moldes del heteropatriarcado y sus formas…
Putting Agriculture First Without Farmers and Land? Reflections on Tanzania’s Road to Green Revolution
Blog | Youjin Chung | Jun 8, 2018
Photo by Holly Holmes/RTB: A Woman Works in her cassava field in Mkuranga district, Tanzania. The following article was originally…
Resumen de la “Declaración sobre los derechos de los campesinos”
Blog | Leonor Hurtado | May 15, 2018
Ver la declaración completa aquí. Ginebra, 3 de octubre 2017 –La resolución sobre los derechos de las campesinas y campesinos…
Aloha Aina! Food First’s Marilyn Borchardt and the Hawaiian Food Sovereignty Movement
Blog | AltruVistas | May 4, 2018
This post was originally published by AltruVistas. The following is an interview with Marilyn Borchardt, who has worked with Food…
Intervention on Strategies for Protection and Resurgence of Indigenous Agroecosystems
Blog | Berenice Sánchez and Devon Peña | Apr 30, 2018
This post was originally published by Devon Peña at Environmental Food and Justice. The original presentation was presented in Spanish…
Declaration of Small-scale Food Producers and Civil Society Organizations at the II International Symposium on Agroecology April, 2018
Blog | La Vía Campesina | Apr 18, 2018
This declaration was read on behalf of everyone by Mariam Sou, pioneer agroecological peasant farmer, from ENDA-Tiers Monde, Senegal. This…
Declaración de la Sociedad Científica Latinoamericana de Agroecología (SOCLA) sobre el II Simposio Internacional de Agroecología de la FAO: ampliación de la agroecología para contribuir a los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible
Blog | SOCLA | Apr 12, 2018
Click here to view this post in English. Foto por visit.org (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) El artículo fue publicado originalmente aquí.
Statement of The Latin American Scientific Society of Agroecology (SOCLA) regarding FAO’s 2nd International Symposium on Agroecology: scaling up agroecology to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals
Blog | SOCLA | Apr 9, 2018
To view this article in Spanish, click here. Cover photo by visit.org (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) To download this statement to your…
Iowans Call for a New Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Blog | Ahna Kruzic | Feb 1, 2018
Photo by David Cornwell ADVISORY: Tuesday, February 6th Press Event: Iowans Call for New Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Farmers, students, and community advocates will gather…
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