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
Antitrust on the Campaign Trail: Will the Candidates Do What It Takes?
Blog | Heidi Kleiner | Jul 9, 2019
Antitrust law are back on the political agenda, thanks to the 2020 presidential campaign. Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and other…
The Principles of Agroecology: Towards Just, Resilient, and Sustainable Food Systems
Academic Publication | CIDSE | Jun 18, 2019
Download the report here or read in full below.
Los Principios de la Agroecologia: Hacia Sistemas Alimentarios Justos, Resilientes, y Sostenibles
Academic Publication | CIDSE | Jun 18, 2019
Download here or read in full below.
Trade War with China: The Crisis (and the Solution) Behind the Hype
Blog | Heidi Kleiner | Jun 11, 2019
The US trade war with China and its impacts on agriculture have occupied a lot of media time. But none…
Agriculture: The Next Battleground for Climate Justice
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Food First | Jun 4, 2019
How we produce and consume food is contributing to climate change and social upheaval, ultimately undermining our ability to produce food at all.
What is parity? (And why you should care)
Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez and Heidi Kleiner | May 20, 2019
During a recent campaign stump through the Midwest, Bernie Sanders walked the fields in Iowa, posed on a tractor, and…
Building Food Sovereignty in Tunisia
Blog | Habib Ayeb | May 2, 2019
The Tunisian government is in high-level talks to remove the last crumbling barriers protecting Tunisian agriculture. Efforts to capitalize on…
A Green New Deal: The Specter Haunting Congress
Blog | Erik Hazard | Mar 29, 2019
Everyone knew that the odds of the Green New Deal (GND) making it through the present Congress were slim to…
Organic Farms Are Under Attack from Agribusiness, Weakened Standards
Blog | Elizabeth Henderson | Mar 19, 2019
The certified organic label has helped save many generational farms and enabled people like me, who do not come from…
Eric Holt-Giménez Presents ‘How to Feed the World Without Destroying It?’ on March 18 at UVM
Blog | Allison Spain | Mar 13, 2019
Eric will be visiting UVM on Monday, March 18 and giving a talk in the Livak Ballroom of the Davis Center…
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