Green Revolution

Rather than increasing food production through land reform and agroecology, the Green Revolution promotes technological intensification using new seed varieties, mechanization and agrochemicals. For an introduction to this issue, download our Food First Issue Primer on the Green Revolution

Response to UC Berkeley Early Screening of “Food Evolution”

Blog | Various Authors | Jun 16, 2017

This letter is authored by a group of UC Berkeley faculty, students, alums, and community members. Food First has posted this letter…

People’s Climate March: A Powerful Day for Climate Justice & Food Sovereignty

Blog | Ahna Kruzic | Apr 30, 2017

[View the story “Food First: Food Sovereignty + Climate Justice” on Storify]

Toward 2017: A Note From Eric Holt-Giménez

Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez | Dec 16, 2016

Dear Friends, 2017 is going to be a pivotal year for our movement. Together, we’re up for the challenge. This…

The Monsanto Tribunal: A Report-Back

Blog | Coline Charrasse | Nov 22, 2016

The Tribunal of Monsanto was held from October 14th to October 16th in The Hague, Netherlands at the headquarters of the…

Elections 2016: A Message from Food First

Blog | Food First | Nov 10, 2016

Photo by Stephen Melkisethian / CC BY Friends of Food First, Like you, we’re feeling this election’s devastating setbacks; but now more…

Agroecology “Lite:” Cooptation and Resistance in the Global North

Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez and Miguel Altieri | Oct 18, 2016

The Green Revolution is a one-size-fits-all technological model for global agricultural development that originated in the breadbasket of the United…

El Tribunal Internacional de Monsanto: Una Entrevista

Blog | Coline Charrasse | Oct 13, 2016

To view this interview in English click here. Los días 15 y 16 de octubre próximos tendrá lugar el Tribunal…

Book Review: The reproach of hunger: food, justice, and money in the twenty-first century, by David Rieff Eric Holt-Giménez

Academic Publication | | Oct 13, 2016

  BOOK REVIEW / COMPTE RENDU DE LIVRE The reproach of hunger: food, justice, and money in the twenty-first century,…

Nigeria’s Latest Food Sovereignty Struggle: The World is Watching

Blog | Lauren Tate Baeza | Aug 10, 2016

The biotechnology brigade has underestimated the power of the people. More than just a “vocal minority,” global GMO resistance movements…

A Tale of Two Pigeon Peas: Bill Gates’ failing Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa

Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez and Lauren Tate Baeza | Jul 25, 2016

For a decade, Bill Gates—the quintessential technocrat—has been trying to end hunger in Africa by re-launching (yet again) the Green…

Arroces dorados y consensos científicos

Blog | Carmelo Ruiz | Jul 15, 2016

El artículo original se puede encontrar aquí. “¡Se acabó el debate sobre los transgénicos! Los activistas alarmistas perdieron y la…