Land & Resources
A global wave of land and water grabs is concentrating farmland and other food producing resources in the hands of a few, with serious consequences for both rural and urban communities. For an introduction to this issue, download our Food First Issue Primer on Land & Resources
Rivers of Finance, But Not a Drop to Drink: Financialization, Power, and Agriculture in California’s Parched Central Valley
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Tom Philpott | Dec 14, 2020
The San Joaquin Valley stands as one of the jewels of US agriculture: a massive producer of fruits, vegetables, wine grapes, and nuts. Like the state of California itself, it came into US possession during a gold rush—and has been shaped by money and power ever since.
How Farmers and Farmworkers are Combating California Fires
Blog | Frankie Wallace | Nov 5, 2020
All things considered, the fire season of 2020 is likely to go down in history as the year in which…
USFSA Statement in Defense of Agroecology and the Right to Food
Blog | US Food Sovereignty Alliance | Oct 7, 2020
Ambassador Kip Tom, On behalf of the U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance (USFSA), we write to express our firm opposition to…
Philippine Banana Cooperatives’ Successes and Challenges: Part 2
Blog | Food First | Sep 16, 2020
The following is the second part of an interview between Kahlil Apuzen-Ito from Foundation for Agrarian Reform Cooperatives in Mindanao (FARMCOOP) …
Philippine Banana Cooperatives’ Successes and Challenges
Blog | Food First | Aug 31, 2020
The following is an interview between Kahlil Apuzen-Ito from Foundation for Agrarian Reform Cooperatives in Mindanao (FARMCOOP) and Food First’s…
Global Quinoa and Andean Foodways Part 2
Blog | Fabiana Li and Claudia Urdanivia | Jul 23, 2020
Cover image: Farmer cleaning quinoa. Photo by Claudia Urdanivia The following is the second part of a two-part report on…
Global Quinoa and Andean Foodways
Blog | Fabiana Li and Claudia Urdanivia | Jul 16, 2020
Cover photo: Field of potatoes that will be seeded with quinoa the following season. Photo by Fabiana Li. Variously advertised…
Who, What, and How Much Is Essential?
Blog | Tony VanWinkle | Jun 22, 2020
Every other year I teach a course titled, “Security, Sovereignty, and Justice in the Global Food System” at a small,…
Family Farmers And Farmworkers Face The Virus: How Food Sovereignty Activists See The Crisis as a Pivotal Moment for Change
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | David Bacon | Jun 11, 2020
The following is a special edition, eight-page Backgrounder covering the experiences and insights from farmers and farmworkers during the COVID-19…
Watch: A Whiskey with Raj Patel, Ahna Kruzic, Jim Goodman, and M. Jahi Chappell
Blog | Food First | Jun 3, 2020
On Tuesday, June 2nd, Food First’s M. Jahi Chappell was joined by Raj Patel, Ahna Kruzic, and Jim Goodman to…
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