New Report Notes the Global Struggle Over Farmland and Food Sovereignty

A new report by IPES-Food reveals that global land consolidation by powerful actors is displacing small farmers and threatening biodiversity.

We Can’t Achieve Food Justice if We Don’t Prioritize Soil Health

There’s so much that each of us can do to build a stronger foundation for the world’s food and agriculture systems.

Building Power in Food Systems through Social Cohesion: ‘You Have to Mobilize Together’

Million Belay believes in a model for food systems that is grounded in communities, promoting a goal of food sovereignty

Op-Ed | Diving into the Deep End of Regenerative Agriculture

Philanthropy can help tilt the incentives needed to usher in a regenerative and agroecological transition centering farmers and landscape stewards.

Agroecology Movements Turn Digitization on its Head

Grassroots agroecology movements want to know how they can use digitalization to strengthen farmers’ understanding of the ecosystems where they work?

Investing In Local Farmers To Build Food Sovereignty for Haiti

By investing in local economies, local peasant associations, and local solutions like agroecology, organizations are rebuilding a self-sufficient food system.

Indigenous People, Western Science, and Conservation in Thailand

This community of indigenous people used science and international organizations to prove that they know what’s best for the environment.

WWF Releases New Framework to Drive Positive Food Systems Transformation

There is an urgent need for food systems change. A new framework for decision makers can help implement and scale ideas that have transformative impact.

Op-Ed: Food Systems Transformation Will Enable G7 Leaders to Advance Progress on Past Promises

Food systems hold the key to addressing global challenges like conflict, climate change, and hunger.

Latin America’s Food Paradox

Nearly 268 million Latin Americans are feeling the effects of food insecurity, with many millions more likely to join their ranks in the coming months.

123 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2023

Keep an eye on these 123 organizations that are pushing for better food and agriculture systems.

Climate Conference Strengthens Agribusiness Support, Leaves Small-Scale Farmers Behind

Advocates worry that initiatives from COP27 are doing more to support industrial agriculture, which will only worsen the climate crisis.

Film Series Says Out with Industrial Agriculture, in with Agroecology in Africa

The benefits of agroecology are backed by scientific evidence, but a recent film shows philanthropists continue to fund industrialized agriculture.

A Model for Bold Agricultural Transformation in Kenya

A coalition in West Pokot County, Kenya, hopes to serve as a model for community-led food systems transformation in other countries.

Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Monday, Nov. 14

“We are paying for the food system. We are paying for it in the form of diabetes treatment. We are paying for it in biodiversity loss,” says Sara Farley of The Rockefeller Foundation.

Inserting Food and Agriculture into Climate Action Plans

Incorporating food and agriculture systems into the Nationally Determined Contributions provide governments the chance to address their importance before another crisis hits.

Agroecology Boosts Employment, Rural Economies, and Gender Relations in Africa

Interdisciplinary collaboration can help to expand agroecology, which has the potential to feed the growing population and sustainably nourish future generations.

Systemic Problems Require Systemic Solutions

Agroecology has the potential to provide the transformational change needed to solve the interconnected, global crises the world faces today.

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