Aid Trade & Development

Food Sovereignty and the Quinoa Boom in Bolivia

Academic Publication | Tanya M. Kerssen | Jul 15, 2013

As both a flagship product in the country’s development plan, and a crop produced by indigenous peasants, quinoa illustrates the contradictions inherent to food sovereignty discourse and practice in Bolivia.

The Struggle for Food Justice in Fair Trade

Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Christopher Bacon, Eric George and Kaelin Holland | Dec 1, 2011

For decades small farmers and activists have used fair trade to build collective power. But changes in certification have allowed large corporations to enter this market.