The Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems and Community Development (JAFSCD) is a community supported journal, free to read (online) and has a range of articles that will be of interest to anyone interested in research, organizing and …
People, power, change: three pillars of a food sovereignty research praxis
Our group has published a new article on the practice of food sovereignty research, available open access from the Journal of Peasant Studies. Levkoe, C. Z., Brem-Wilson, J. & Anderson, C. R. 2018. People, power, change: …
Absent Agroecology Aid: On UK Agricultural Development Assistance Since 2010
This new CAWR publication analyses CAWR figures published by the UK Department of International Development (DFID) and finds that despite overwhelming evidence in favour of agroecology as a mode of agricultural development able to address crucial …
DARE Statement: Democratizing Agricultural Research in Europe
Feeding local communities without destroying the planet is one of this century’s most intractable global challenges. While sometimes generating short-term increases in production, industrial approaches to food and agriculture are now understood to cause rising …
SOW YOUR RESISTANCE – SEME TA RESISTANCE
Final Declaration of the Organisers of the International Gathering for Food Sovereignty in Pau, France. BEDE- Réseau Semences paysannes – Confédération Paysanne de l’Aude-Village d’Emmaus Lescar-Pau. More than 250 representatives of civil society and peasant …
WTO, FTAs, Farmers and Climate Change
September 10th marks the La Via Campesina’s International Day of Action Against the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). LVC mark this date as the anniversary of the death of Farmer Lee …
Seeds in the Hands of Farmers
Twenty-five years ago, GRAIN got started with a focus on seeds, and it has remained a central focus of our work. The biodiversity in farmers’ fields is eroding at alarming rates, while corporations are reaching …
Jardin Interior: Spaces for Transformation in Seville.
Urban spaces and urban food systems are continuously challenged, negotiated and remade by women and men, as groups and as individuals. Whilst much has been written about the radical potentials of urban agriculture, the reality …
Landworker’s Demand post-Brexit Policy Reform
It is with some concern that The Landworkers’ Alliance (LWA) looks forward at the possibilities for British food and agricultural policies post-Brexit. The task will require huge effort and ingenuity on behalf of political decision …
The People’s Manual – Via Campesina
La Via Campesina have published “The People’s Manual”, a partner guide to Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the context of National Food Security. “The Voluntary Guidelines …
Perspectives: Strengthening people’s knowledge
A new article collaboration between researchers at the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience (CAWR) and the Food Sovereignty Alliance India calls for a shift in the paradigm around agroecology. The full article Perspectives: Strengthening people’s knowledge is …
From Uniformity to Diversity – IPES Food Report
The first major report of IPES- Food was released on June 2nd: ‘From Uniformity to Diversity: A paradigm shift from industrial agriculture to diversified agroecological systems’. The report is a useful resource capturing a vast analysis of …
Agroecology Learning Exchange – Uganda
The Agroecology Fund (AEF) and the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) convened the Agroecology Learning Exchange in Uganda from May 10-13, 2016. About 90 people from six continents met for four days on …
Community Supported Agriculture in Europe
A comprehensive overview of Community Supported Agriculture in Europe has been released by Urgenci – The International Network for Community Supported Agriculture. The report aims to give insight into the state of Community Supported Agriculture …
International Solidarity on April 17th
The International Day of Peasant and Agrarian Struggle is remembered on April 17th each year, a day of solidarity to the struggle and persecution peasants and small scale farmers face around the world. April 17th 2016 …
A dreadful week of persecution against social movements around the world
From E.C.V.C. March 19th 2016. A dreadful week of persecution against social movements around the world:grassroots internationalism has never been more necessary Gathered in Bagnolet, France for our General Assembly, the European Coordination Via Campesina …
Europe Delays Decision on Glyphosate
European Union has delayed making a decision on the use of glyphosate in member states. Glyphosate is a contentious subject within the EU region. A recent study by the International Agency on Research on Cancer …
Incapable of responding to the dairy crisis, the European Commission faces international peasant farmer delegation
3 March 2016, Brussels. Published by European Coordination of Via Campesina. A delegation of member organisations of the European Coordination Via Campesina (ECVC), from Portugal, Spain, France and Belgium, met yesterday the cabinet of Commissioner …
Assassination of Berta Cáceres
Statement and call to action from La Via Campesina. Published on March 3rd on ViaCampesina.org The international peasant movement La Via Campesina denounces to the national and international public that on this day, 3 March …
Corporate vision of the future of food promoted at the UN
La Via Campesina, ETC and GRAIN media release | 15 February 2016 Corporate vision of the future of food promoted at the UN: More than 100 civil society organizations raise alarm about FAO biotechnology meeting (Rome, …
Opinion: Women farmers in Europe
All over the world women play a unique and vital role in fixing our broken food system. There is a strong need in Europe to strengthen women farmers in their work, through education and training, …
Beyond Paris: the global food system, a driving force behind the climate crisis
The global food system is one of the main drivers of climate change. By our calculations, it is responsible for around half of all global greenhouse gas emissions. Still, the issue is hardly being talked …
ORFC16: Building Bridges
Highlights from the Land Workers’ Alliance at the Oxford Real Farming Conference 2016 The Oxford Real Farming Conference is a highlight of the agricultural calendar to farmers, campaigners and activists working for agroecology and Food …