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
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…
Times of Crisis Demand Counterstories for Change
Blog | Eva Perroni | May 30, 2020
The world is currently bearing witness to a unique historical moment. Profound and catastrophic environmental, economic, and health crises are…
Sneak Peak: Family Farmers and Farmworkers Face the Virus
Blog | David Bacon | May 21, 2020
The following is an excerpt from our upcoming, special edition Backgrounder on COVID-19 and the food system. The COVID Crisis…
The Corporate Food System Is Making the Coronavirus Crisis Worse
Blog | Walden Bello | Apr 30, 2020
This article was originally published at Foreign Policy in Focus by Food First Fellow, Walden Bello. The global food system…
Time for a New Narrative on Climate Disasters: Lessons from Australia’s Bushfires
Blog | Eva Perroni | Apr 10, 2020
The following is the first article from our newest series, Lessons from Australia’s Bushfires. This series will focus on the voices,…
The Political Economy of Food for Your Non-foodie Friend in Under 120 pages
Academic Publication | Aliza Tuttle | Apr 6, 2020
This book review was originally published at the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. Download the PDF here…
Can Radical Researchers Get Their Act Together?
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Alastair Iles, Annie Shattuck, Antonio Roman-Alcalá, Erik Hazard, Garrett Graddy-Lovelace, M. Jahi Chappell and Maywa Montenegro | Mar 26, 2020
What does it look like when activist-scholars, embedded in academic institutions that foster a culture of individualism and competition, work to collectivize their efforts and support social movements fighting for systemic change?
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