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18 Books For A Better Food System

Food Tank’s 18 summer “must reads.” The list includes books by Food First founder Frances Moore Lappé and Food First researcher Tanya Kerssen.

The Story Behind The Popular Superfood, Quinoa

Food First Research Coordinator Tanya Kerssen is quoted in this piece about the complex story of quinoa, a hardy crop domesticated in the high Andes of South America, recently transformed into a trendy "superfood."

Reforms, Not Reformers

Food First Executive Director Eric Holt-Giménez is profiled in this article on rural development, agrofuels and peasant livelihoods.

The Ethics of the World Bank

The Food First book Grabbing Power by Tanya Kerssen is quoted in this piece on the World Bank's loans to Honduran landowners linked to death squads in the Aguán Valley.

How to Feed the World

Food First founder Frances Moore Lappé and Food First fellow Raj Patel are quoted in this World Food Day piece by Mark Bittman for the New York Times.