New Era for Agriculture?
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Marcia Ishii-Eiteman | Jul 1, 2008
What must we do differently to overcome poverty and hunger and achieve equitable and sustainable development in the face of environmental crises?
Backgrounders & Issue Briefs
From Food Rebellions to Food Sovereignty: Urgent Call to Fix a Broken Food System
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Eric Holt-Giménez and Loren Peabody | Jul 1, 2008
The World Bank reports that global food prices rose 83% over the last three years.
Colombia Palm Oil Biodiesel Plantations: A “Lose-Lose” Development Strategy?
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Zack Zimbalist | Dec 1, 2007
While not as prolific as Indonesia and Malaysia, Colombia is the 4th largest palm oil producer in the world and the largest in Latin America.
Shattering Myths: Can Sustainable Agriculture Feed the World?
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | M. Jahi Chappell | Oct 2, 2007
For years, critics and proponents alike have worried that organic, small-scale, and sustainable agriculture cannot produce sufficient food.
Biofuels: Myths of the Agro-fuels Transition
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Eric Holt-Giménez | Jul 1, 2007
The question is not whether biofuels have a place in our future, but whether or not we allow a handful of global corporations to impoverish the planet.
Organic Coffee Crisis?
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Devon Sampson, Eric Holt-Giménez and Ian Bailey | Apr 1, 2007
Worldwide, 25 million people earn their livelihoods from coffee, supplying an estimated 500 billion cups of coffee to consumers each year.
Indian Farmer Suicides: A Lesson for Africa’s Farmers
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Bryan Newman | Dec 1, 2006
Many observers claim the present rash of farmer suicides in India is the result of two decades of recurring socioeconomic and environmental disaster.
Movimiento Campesino a Campesino: Linking Sustainable Agriculture & Social Change
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Eric Holt-Giménez | Dec 1, 2006
For 30 years, Campesino a Campesino has helped families in the rural villages of Latin America improve their livelihoods and conserve their resources.
12 Myths About Hunger
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Frances Moore Lappé, Joseph Collins, Luis Espaza and Peter Rosset | Jul 1, 2006
Why so much hunger? To answer this question we must unlearn much of what we have been taught.
US Farm Subsidies and the Farm Economy: Myths, Realities, Alternatives
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Karl Beitel | Jul 5, 2005
Over the last five years, groups spanning the ideological spectrum have come out in opposition to US and EU farm subsidies.
Going Local on a Global Scale: Rethinking Food Trade in the Era of Climate Change, Dumping & Rural Poverty
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Kristen Schwind | Jul 1, 2005
Re-building local food systems requires rethinking the role of trade.
Rights Fight: Local Democracy Vs. Factory Farms in Pennsylvania
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Adam D. Sacks | Apr 1, 2005
In 1998, Central Pennsylvania looked like an attractive target for agribusiness.
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