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

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…

The Spurning of Monsanto: Tip of the iceberg?

Blog | Carmelo Ruiz-Marrero | Feb 22, 2016

Early this month the Syngenta corporation made history by accepting a buyout bid from the Chinese state-owned company ChemChina. The…

Corporate vision of the future of food promoted at the UN

Blog | Ana Galvis | Feb 16, 2016

Published on Monday, 15 February 2016 12:37 Press release – La Via Campesina, ETC and Grain More than 100 civil…

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…