Why Food Prizes Shouldn’t Go to Biotech Scientists

Aside from a rather obvious attempt to resurrect the slumping share prices and polish the tarnished reputation of the biotech industry, this year’s World Food Prize was also an unabashed corporate celebration of self.

They Don’t Farm Anymore: Frontline India interview with Food First Research Coordinator Tanya Kerssen

Small farmers, once the backbone of US agriculture, find their livelihoods increasingly dependent on large companies. Vijay Prashad interviews Food First's Tanya Kerssen.

Bolivia: A Country With No McDonald’s

“What’s Bolivia doing so right that McDonald’s couldn’t make it there?” Take Part interviews Food First Research Coordinator Tanya Kerssen.

UN: Accelerating Biodiversity Loss a “Fundamental Threat” to the “Survival of Humankind”

The accelerating loss of biodiversity poses a "fundamental threat" to the "survival of humankind." Food First Research Coordinator Tanya Kerssen is quoted.