Author Archives for Ana Galvis

Agroecology: the bold future for Africa

October 22, 2015 12:38 am Published by Comments Off on Agroecology: the bold future for Africa

On Oct 4, 2013 leaders of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and La Via Campesina,…


Food First 40th anniversary Gala

October 21, 2015 11:39 pm Published by Comments Off on Food First 40th anniversary Gala

On Friday evening Food First celebrated  its 40th Anniversary by hosting a Gala at Oakland’s beautiful Impact HUB. The event…


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Column: Hear what small farmers are trying to tell us

October 21, 2015 12:17 am Published by Comments Off on Column: Hear what small farmers are trying to tell us

By Rekha Basu, rbasu@dmreg.com Retrieved from http://www.desmoinesregister.com  Trumpets sounded as luminaries’ named were called. One by one, to fanfare, the…


World Food Day

October 16, 2015 8:21 pm Published by Comments Off on World Food Day

World Food Day: an opportunity to reflect on corporate influence FIAN International welcomes achievements towards eradicating hunger but regrets current…


Food Policy Councils in the East Bay

October 13, 2015 10:26 pm Published by Comments Off on Food Policy Councils in the East Bay

 by Brian Perlmutter The failure of federal policy to build healthy, equitable community food systems has led the growth of…


La Historia de Dos Premios Alimentarios

October 12, 2015 7:43 pm Published by Comments Off on La Historia de Dos Premios Alimentarios

Por Eric Holt-Giménez, PhD. Director Ejecutivo, Food First ¿Qué hay en un Premio? La política de distribución (versus) la del…


A Tale of Two Food Prizes

October 12, 2015 7:34 pm Published by Comments Off on A Tale of Two Food Prizes

by Eric Holt-Giménez, PhD.. Executive Director, Food First What’s in a prize? The politics of distribution versus growth. On October…