Tag Archive: food security

Declaration of Small-scale Food Producers and Civil Society Organizations at the II International Symposium on Agroecology April, 2018

Blog | La Vía Campesina | Apr 18, 2018

This declaration was read on behalf of everyone by Mariam Sou, pioneer agroecological peasant farmer, from ENDA-Tiers Monde, Senegal. This…

Journey to Organic Revolution and Evolution: Winter Cuba Tour 2016

Blog | Marina Vergara | Jul 26, 2017

This past winter, a group of delegates consisting of a variety of players in the food system came together on…

2016 World Food Prize: More Genewashing?

Blog | Ahna Kruzic, Eric Holt-Giménez and Eva Perroni | Jul 5, 2016

Yet again, the World Food Prize has lent its global pulpit to the biotech brigade. On Tuesday, June 28, Drs.…

Brexit of Champions: If you don’t set the menu, you’re on the menu… politics and food security

Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez | Jun 28, 2016

Read and comment on the original blog published on the Huffington Post. Our poor British comrades, caught between nostalgia and exasperation,…

Pesticide Action Network: New GE Report misses its own point

Blog | Marcia Ishii-Eiteman | May 27, 2016

Last week, the National Academies of Science (NAS) attracted much media attention with the release of its new report, “Genetically…

Climate violence and the criminalization of hunger

Blog | Eva Perroni | Apr 8, 2016

Earlier this week tragic events on the island of Mindao in the Philippines, served as a stark reminder of how…

Why US-Cuba Relations Won’t End Cuba’s Alternative Agriculture Movement

Blog | Justine Williams | Apr 5, 2016

Barack Obama’s recent trip to Cuba—coming15 months after his and Raúl Castro’s announcement that the two countries would begin a…

When a banana is much more than a banana

Blog | Ahna Kruzic, Angie Carter and Rivka Fidel | Mar 7, 2016

Ames, Iowa – A recent controversy about an upcoming genetically engineered (GE) banana study at Iowa State University (ISU) highlights…

Civil Society Statement on the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Africa

Blog | Food First | Jun 3, 2015

Call of civil society organizations to their governments on the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Africa We,…

Agroecology and the Disappearing Yield Gap

Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez | Dec 10, 2014

The more scientists actually study agroecology, the better it looks. The largest meta-analysis to date comparing yields of organic and…

Tangled Roots and Bitter Fruit: What Ferguson can teach the food movement

Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez | Nov 29, 2014

The public outcry following the decision of the grand jury of St. Louis County, Missouri not to indict police officer…

Reflections on the FAO’s International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition

Blog | Clara Inés Nicholls | Sep 25, 2014

From September 18-19, 2014, the FAO organized the International Symposium on Agroecology for Nutrition and Food Security. The event was attended…