Agroecology

As both the “science of sustainable agriculture” and a political project, agroecology works to decentralize power and promote equity and ecological resilience in our food systems. For an introduction to this issue, download our Food First Issue Primer on Agroecology

Berkeley y la traición de su legado agrícola

Blog | Miguel Altieri | Nov 29, 2018

La Universidad de California-Berkeley, UCB, es una universidad establecida en tierras públicas cedidas por el gobierno federal en virtud de…

Berkeley: The Betrayal of an Agricultural Legacy

Blog | Miguel Altieri | Nov 19, 2018

Cover Photo: Miguel Altieri speaking at “Occupy the Farm.” The University of California-Berkeley is a land-grant university, established by the…

Welcome to Country: Talking story with the Australian food movement

Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez | Nov 7, 2018

“Each one of us has a totem. It can be an animal or a tree. We can’t eat it and…

Peasants’ Rights Declaration Presented Before the UN General Assembly

Blog | La Vía Campesina | Oct 26, 2018

New York – October 26, 2018 – The “UN Declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural…

Boricuá movimiento agrícola de Puerto Rico gana el Premieo de Soberanía Alimentaria de los Estados Unidos

Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez | Oct 18, 2018

To view this article in English, click here. Boricuá organización para la agricultura ecológica de Puerto Rico recibió el Premio…

Puerto Rican Farmer’s Movement Boricuá Wins US Food Sovereignty Prize

Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez | Oct 14, 2018

To view this article in Spanish, click here. The Boricuá organization for ecological agriculture of Puerto Rico has been named…

What Aussie Farmers Really Need Is Farm Justice

Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez and Eva Perroni | Oct 10, 2018

This article was originally published by the Sydney Environmental Institute on October 10, 2018. Click here to view the original…

News and Views Fall 2018

Food First News & Views | Erik Hazard | Oct 5, 2018

Click here to download this News and Views, or view in full below. Want to see what Food First has…

Pathways for the Amplification of Agroecology

Academic Publication | Clara Nicholls and Miguel Altieri | Aug 13, 2018

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Coffee and the Shock Doctrine in Puerto Rico

Blog | Ivette Perfecto and John Vandermeer | Jul 24, 2018

In Naomi Klein’s framework, The Shock Doctrine is the well-worn strategy of capitalist development in the “shock” mode. Part of…

Manifesto del VII Congreso Internacional de Agroecología, Córdoba 30 y 31 de Mayo y 1 de Junio de 2018

Blog | Observatorio de Soberaníá Alimentaria Y Agroecologíá | Jul 5, 2018

Este articulo es de Observatorio de Soberaníá Alimentaria Y Agroecologíá Es urgente romper los moldes del heteropatriarcado y sus formas…

Putting Agriculture First Without Farmers and Land? Reflections on Tanzania’s Road to Green Revolution

Blog | Youjin Chung | Jun 8, 2018

Photo by Holly Holmes/RTB:  A Woman Works in her cassava field in Mkuranga district, Tanzania. The following article was originally…