Why US-Cuba Relations Won’t End Cuba’s Alternative Agriculture Movement
Blog | Justine Williams | Apr 5, 2016
Barack Obama’s recent trip to Cuba—coming15 months after his and Raúl Castro’s announcement that the two countries would begin a…
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
Ground Shaking? Assessing the FAO’s 2015 International Year of Soils
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Eric Holt-Giménez and Katherine Mott | Apr 4, 2016
We assess the FAO's 2015 International Year of Soils by looking at the drivers of soil degradation and the most promising basis for soil restoration: agroecology.
Gira Educativa de SOCLA en el norte de California
Blog | Leonor Hurtado | Mar 31, 2016
SOCLA con el apoyo de Food First realizó la primera gira educativa de miembros de SOCLA Latinoamericanos al norte de…
Green Manure Crops in Africa: A Report from the Field
Policy Brief | Roland Bunch | Mar 21, 2016
In this personal letter, Roland shares his recent work with the successful farmer-to-farmer spread of cover crops in seven African countries.
Seed laws, certification and standardization
Blog | Tamara Wattnem | Mar 17, 2016
Seed laws, certification and standardization: outlawing informal seed systems in the Global South A series of relatively new seed laws…
Seed laws, certification and standardization: outlawing informal seed systems in the Global South
Academic Publication | Tamara Wattnem | Mar 17, 2016
A series of relatively new seed laws are becoming novel mechanisms of accumulation by dispossession in agriculture. Many researchers have…
When a banana is much more than a banana
Blog | Ahna Kruzic, Angie Carter and Rivka Fidel | Mar 7, 2016
Ames, Iowa – A recent controversy about an upcoming genetically engineered (GE) banana study at Iowa State University (ISU) highlights…
Berta Cáceres: Defying the Structures of Terror
Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez | Mar 4, 2016
URGENT ACTION! Gustavo Castro Soto, a Mexican human rights defender is the sole witness of the attack and is now…
A guide of agroecological innovations to address agroecosystem resilience
Blog | Ana Galvis | Feb 25, 2016
Dear Friends The Latin American Scientific Society of Agroecology, SOCLA, in collaboration with UNDP developed a guidance note : ”…
Green Manure Crops in Africa: A Report from the Field
Blog | Roland Bunch | Feb 23, 2016
Roland Bunch’s work with indigenous Mayan farmers in the highlands of Guatemala in the 1970s enabled the Campesino a Campesino…
Climate Change: Agroecological approaches to enhance resilience to climate change
Blog | Clara Nicholls and Miguel Altieri | Feb 11, 2016
The Green Revolution has performed well in well?endowed areas with a stable climate, adequate water supply and access to inputs…
Ten Reasons why Biotechnology will not ensure Food Security, Protect the Environment and Reduce Poverty in The Developing World
Blog | Miguel Altieri and Peter Rosset | Feb 10, 2016
Recently La Via Campesina, ETC and Grain released a report denouncing how biotechnology is “showing up at FAO” and explaining…
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