Backgrounders & Issue Briefs

Food Sovereignty in Practice in the Basque Country

Backgrounders & Issue Brief | EHNE-Bizkaia | Oct 1, 2013

Food Sovereignty is a right and a utopia that helps us change society. It is the right of all peoples to decide on their means of production and what they eat.

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Farm Bill Fiasco: What next for the food movement?

Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Christopher D. Cook | Apr 1, 2013

Despite strong public opinion supporting local food, organic agriculture and food workers’ rights, agribusiness continues to dominate food and farming policy.

Land Grabs Versus Land Sovereignty

Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Eric Holt-Giménez | Dec 1, 2012

Researchers are uncovering patterns of land grabbing that are even deeper, wider and potentially more devastating for rural local communities than is generally acknowledged.

The Struggle for Food Justice in Fair Trade

Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Christopher Bacon, Eric George and Kaelin Holland | Dec 1, 2011

For decades small farmers and activists have used fair trade to build collective power. But changes in certification have allowed large corporations to enter this market.