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
A Video Recap: 2nd Annual Rural Justice Summit
Blog | Leonor Hurtado | May 11, 2017
On March 22, 2017, 160 people attended the 2nd Rural Justice Summit at UC Merced. The reach of this summit…
People’s Climate March: A Powerful Day for Climate Justice & Food Sovereignty
Blog | Ahna Kruzic | Apr 30, 2017
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Toward 2017: A Note From Eric Holt-Giménez
Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez | Dec 16, 2016
Dear Friends, 2017 is going to be a pivotal year for our movement. Together, we’re up for the challenge. This…
The Monsanto Tribunal: A Report-Back
Blog | Coline Charrasse | Nov 22, 2016
The Tribunal of Monsanto was held from October 14th to October 16th in The Hague, Netherlands at the headquarters of the…
Elections 2016: A Message from Food First
Blog | Food First | Nov 10, 2016
Photo by Stephen Melkisethian / CC BY Friends of Food First, Like you, we’re feeling this election’s devastating setbacks; but now more…
Agroecology “Lite:” Cooptation and Resistance in the Global North
Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez and Miguel Altieri | Oct 18, 2016
The Green Revolution is a one-size-fits-all technological model for global agricultural development that originated in the breadbasket of the United…
El Tribunal Internacional de Monsanto: Una Entrevista
Blog | Coline Charrasse | Oct 13, 2016
To view this interview in English click here. Los días 15 y 16 de octubre próximos tendrá lugar el Tribunal…
Book Review: The reproach of hunger: food, justice, and money in the twenty-first century, by David Rieff Eric Holt-Giménez
Academic Publication | | Oct 13, 2016
BOOK REVIEW / COMPTE RENDU DE LIVRE The reproach of hunger: food, justice, and money in the twenty-first century,…
Nigeria’s Latest Food Sovereignty Struggle: The World is Watching
Blog | Lauren Tate Baeza | Aug 10, 2016
The biotechnology brigade has underestimated the power of the people. More than just a “vocal minority,” global GMO resistance movements…
A Tale of Two Pigeon Peas: Bill Gates’ failing Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez and Lauren Tate Baeza | Jul 25, 2016
For a decade, Bill Gates—the quintessential technocrat—has been trying to end hunger in Africa by re-launching (yet again) the Green…
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