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The Food First Blog features news from the US and global food movement, and original analysis from Food First staff, fellows, board members, allies and research interns. Blog highlights are featured in our monthly e-newsletters. Click here to subscribe.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership: A Trojan horse for corporate control of agriculture

Blog | Devon Peña | Jan 29, 2014

A lot of damage can be done with just a few words. In no other context is this as true…

New California Law Envisions a Brighter Future for Urban Agriculture

Blog | Ashley Pinkerton | Jan 22, 2014

In the US, much of the population lives far removed from the rural areas where most food is produced. But…

What Does Food Justice Mean for Farmworkers?

Blog | Gail Wadsworth | Jan 15, 2014

According to a 2007 California Institute for Rural Studies (CIRS) study of farmworker food security in Fresno County, 45 percent…

Land Conflicts in Argentina: From resistance to systemic transformation

Blog | Zoe Brent | Jan 2, 2014

This article is an excerpt from Food First’s Land & Sovereignty Series. Following Argentina’s economic crisis in 2001, the country…

Honduras Election Observation Report Shows Widespread Irregularities and Violence

Blog | Tanya M. Kerssen | Dec 20, 2013

In November, Food First Research Coordinator Tanya Kerssen took part in a Human Rights and Elections Monitoring Delegation to Honduras.…

Reforming Cuba’s Agrarian Reform

Blog | Zoe Brent | Dec 17, 2013

Recent law embodies the challenges of balancing productive efficiency with the state’s historic role in regulating food production Since coming to power…