Green Revolution
Rather than increasing food production through land reform and agroecology, the Green Revolution promotes technological intensification using new seed varieties, mechanization and agrochemicals. For an introduction to this issue, download our Food First Issue Primer on the Green Revolution
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…
Civil Society Statement on the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Africa
Blog | Food First | Jun 3, 2015
Call of civil society organizations to their governments on the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Africa We,…
Reimagining the Seed: From private property to shared heritage
Blog | Maywa Montenegro | May 6, 2015
A new report by La Vía Campesina and GRAIN calls attention to ways in which peasant seed systems are under…
The World Bank’s Long War on Peasants
Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez and Tanya M. Kerssen | Apr 20, 2015
“The corporate revolution will collapse if we refuse to buy what they are selling—their ideas, their version of history, their…
Puerto Rico: Monsanto Hires Marketing Firm to Poll Citizens on GMOs
Blog | Carmelo Ruiz-Marrero | Jan 6, 2015
The Monsanto corporation hired a marketing firm to poll the Puerto Rican citizenry about the subject of GM seeds and…
Agroecology and the Disappearing Yield Gap
Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez | Dec 10, 2014
The more scientists actually study agroecology, the better it looks. The largest meta-analysis to date comparing yields of organic and…
Open Letter from AFSA Opposing Human Feeding Trials with GM Bananas
Blog | Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) | Dec 9, 2014
“The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa questions what firm conclusions can be drawn from feeding trials of young people…
How to Be Curious About the Green Revolution
Blog | Raj Patel | Sep 4, 2014
Social media is alive with folks’ thoughts on Michael Specter’s recent New Yorker piece. As the controversy fades, I worry…
The 2014 World Food Prize: Onward to the Glorious Past
Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez | Jun 24, 2014
On June 18th Secretary of State John Kerry announced that plant breeder Sanjaya Rajaram would be the 2014 winner of…
Consumer Education Monsanto-Style
Blog | Devon Peña | May 2, 2014
World Food Prize winner outlines shift in strategy: focus on consumers not just growers Robert Fraley, Monsanto’s Chief Technology Officer…
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