
Opening the Door to Food Sovereignty in Ecuador
Food First News & Views | Food First | Dec 1, 2008
Winter 2008, Vol. 30, No. 111 In an unprecedented move, Ecuador established Food Sovereignty in their new constitution, in September of this year.
Winter 2008, Vol. 30, No. 111 In an unprecedented move, Ecuador established Food Sovereignty in their new constitution, in September of this year.
Fall 2008, Vol. 30, No. 110 The financial crisis—rapidly going global—now threatens to increase everyone’s vulnerability to hunger. The compound effect of the twin crises seems overwhelming.
Summer 2008, Vol. 20, No. 109 At the June 1-4, 2008 FAO Food Security Summit in Rome, representatives of 181 countries reaffirmed their commitment to food security.
Spring 2008, Vol. 30, No. 108 Last year the world grain harvests set a new record—the most abundant in the planet’s history. The United States alone planted over 90 million acres to corn. Yet we also saw a rise in the number of hungry people worldwide.
Winter 2007, Vol. 29, No. 107 Constructive resistance actively opens democratic space to advance sustainable agroecological alternatives.
Fall 2007, Vol. 29, No. 106 The 2007 Farm and Food Bill is mired in the no-man’s land.
Summer 2007, Vol. 29, No. 105 Food & agricultural policies could do much to address the underlying causes of immigration.
Spring 2007, Vol. 29, No. 104 This year Food First dug in its heels for Food Sovereignty defined as people's right to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through equitable, ecologically sound and sustainable methods.
Spring 2006, Vol. 28, No. 100 In our 30th anniversary year, Food First deconstructed the systemic causes of hunger, poverty and environmental degradation and continued identifying, disseminating and creating socially and ecologically viable alternatives.
Winter 2004, Vol. 27, No. 92 For thousands of years, small farmers have grown food for their communities, planting diverse crops in healthy soil, recycling organic matter, following nature's rainfall patterns, and maintaining the earth's biodiversity.
Winter 2003, Vol. 26, No. 88 If we believed everything we saw in the media, 2002 would have seemed a very gloomy year indeed. Yet, we find reasons to be optimistic about the rapidly gelling global movement for human dignity of which we are a part.
Winter 2002, Vol. 25, No. 84 As we write to you, war rages on and the echo of the September 11th tragedy remains audible. Meanwhile, tremendous resources—which will never be available to fight hunger and poverty--are diverted to defense budgets.