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
Declaration of Small-scale Food Producers and Civil Society Organizations at the II International Symposium on Agroecology April, 2018
Blog | La Vía Campesina | Apr 18, 2018
This declaration was read on behalf of everyone by Mariam Sou, pioneer agroecological peasant farmer, from ENDA-Tiers Monde, Senegal. This…
World Bank Program Forcing Local Communities Off Their Land
Blog | FIAN International | Mar 22, 2018
This post was originally published by FIAN International. The current World Bank’s land titling program in northeastern Brazil is a…
Iowans Call for a New Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Blog | Ahna Kruzic | Feb 1, 2018
Photo by David Cornwell ADVISORY: Tuesday, February 6th Press Event: Iowans Call for New Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Farmers, students, and community advocates will gather…
O capitalismo em nosso alimento
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Marion Nestle | Jan 24, 2018
Click here to view this Backgrounder in English. Click here to view this Backgrounder in Spanish.
Hurricane María: An Agroecological Turning Point for Puerto Rico?
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Eric Holt-Giménez and Georges Félix | Nov 29, 2017
Click here to download this Backgrounder, or view in full below. When Hurricane María tore through Puerto Rico on September…
Video: Author Eric Holt-Giménez Discusses A Foodie’s Guide to Capitalism
Blog | Leonor Hurtado | Nov 15, 2017
Co-published with Monthly Review Press Available November 2017, $25 from foodfirst.org For review copies or interview and speaking inquiries with author Eric…
Q&A with Eric Holt-Giménez on A Foodie’s Guide to Capitalism
Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez | Nov 13, 2017
Co-published with Monthly Review Press. Available November 2017 from Food First Books. For review copies or interview and speaking inquiries with author Eric Holt-Giménez, please…
Land Justice: The Grounding of the Food Movement
Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez | Sep 26, 2017
Land justice is the idea that people and communities that have been historically oppressed have a right to land and…
El Capitalismo en Nuestra Comida
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Marion Nestle | Sep 11, 2017
Click here to view this Backgrounder in English. Click here to view this Backgrounder in Portuguese.
The Capitalism in our Food
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Marion Nestle | Sep 11, 2017
Click here to view this Backgrounder in Portuguese. Click here to view this Backgrounder in Spanish. This Backgrounder by Marion Nestle is…
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