
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


Of chancers and last-chancers
Blog | Chris Smaje | Jan 23, 2020
This article was originally published at Small Farm Future. Time for me to arise from my book-editing duties and offer…
Taking Utopian Thinking Seriously
Blog | Melissa Gordon | Nov 4, 2019
“Utopia lies at the horizon. When I draw nearer by two steps, it retreats two steps. If I proceed ten…
Continuing on the Road to Ending Hunger
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | M. Jahi Chappell | Sep 17, 2019
It is within our reach to end hunger in the world. It has been within our reach for a while now. But the challenges we must surmount to achieve this have been fundamentally, essentially institutional.
The Forest Farms Still Stand: Indonesia’s Krui Forest Farmers Persist in the Face of Capitalism’s Relentless Squeeze
Blog | David Gilbert | Sep 11, 2019
One January morning in the middle of Indonesia’s rainy season I joined a few activist-ecologist friends for an eight hour…
Parity pricing: for climate and economic justice
Blog | Ahna Kruzic | Aug 30, 2019
This post was originally published at Pesticide Action Network: North America. I went home to Iowa back in July, and…
The Principles of Agroecology: Towards Just, Resilient, and Sustainable Food Systems
Academic Publication | CIDSE | Jun 18, 2019
Download the report here or read in full below.
Los Principios de la Agroecologia: Hacia Sistemas Alimentarios Justos, Resilientes, y Sostenibles
Academic Publication | CIDSE | Jun 18, 2019
Download here or read in full below.
Agriculture: The Next Battleground for Climate Justice
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Food First | Jun 4, 2019
How we produce and consume food is contributing to climate change and social upheaval, ultimately undermining our ability to produce food at all.
Building Food Sovereignty in Tunisia
Blog | Habib Ayeb | May 2, 2019
The Tunisian government is in high-level talks to remove the last crumbling barriers protecting Tunisian agriculture. Efforts to capitalize on…
Fernando Funes explica su compromiso y trabajo de producción agroecológica en la Finca Marta
Blog | Finca Marta and Leonor Hurtado | Apr 26, 2019
“El proyecto está liderado por Fernando Rafael Funes Monzote, ingeniero agrónomo y doctor en ecología de la producción y conservación…
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