Gaining ground: Senegalese agriculture relocalises
In 2015, the International Year of Soils, the West African country of Senegal can be heralded as a leading example of increased food security and improved public health.
Food & Water
On the River Nile, a Move to Avert a Conflict Over Water
Ethiopia’s plans to build Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam on the Nile have sparked tensions with Egypt, which depends on the river to irrigate its arid land. But after years of tensions, an international agreement to share the Nile’s waters may be in sight.
The Top 6 Wins for the Save Seed Sharing Campaign
In January, Shareable, the Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC), and the Richmond Grows Seed Library launched the U.S.-based Save Seed Sharing campaign.
Serving Up the Food Industry’s Darkest Secrets
Swallow This is the latest book from Britain’s leading investigative food journalist, Joanna Blythman.
The Venezuelan Food Sovereignty Experiment
Today, some of the most promising efforts toward food sovereignty in Venezuela are coming from citizen-run social institutions known as comunas, which are forging relationships and carrying out innovative projects across the urban–rural divide.
Seattle Community Farm: Growing Veggies for the Neighborhood
The veggies all go to people who have a hard time affording fresh vegetables.
Review: Blue Future
Blue Future details both progress and regress in the struggle for water justice.
Perennial Rice: In Search of a Greener, Hardier Staple Crop
Scientists have long sought to create a perennial rice that would avoid the damage to the land caused by the necessity of planting annually.
Who Controls Our Food?
A new report from Global Justice Now, From The Roots Up, shows that not only can small-scale organically produced food feed the world, but it can do so better than intensive, corporate-controlled agriculture.
Can Civil Society Change Food?
In an age of disruptive change, where trends in global politics shift at an unprecedented rate, civil society organisations could be the only solution capable of grounding the debate on sustainable food and pushing for the change so urgently needed.
Debunking the Myth of “Peak Farmers Market”
Following the release of a new USDA report titled “Trends in U.S. Local and Regional Food Systems,” food blogs erupted earlier this month with provocative headlines like “Are Farmers Market Sales Peaking?” and “Has the Farmers Market Movement Peaked?”
Declaration of the International Forum for Agroecology
Agroecology means that we stand together in the circle of life, and this implies that we must also stand together in the circle of struggle against land grabbing and the criminalization of our movements.
