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Month: April 2017
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Mind! > Books and films
April 18th, 2017
Human Rights and the Food Sovereignty Movement: Reclaiming Control Priscilla Claeys. 2015. Routledge. 210 pages. ISBN: 978-1138793019 While the negative impacts from land grabbing, speculation with agricultural commodities, agrofuels and climate change become increasingly evident, the policies that have created these problems have not faltered in their march. At the same time, social movements that … Read more
We are not too young
April 18th, 2017
In Zimbabwe, children across the country are putting food sovereignty into practice. They are redesigning their schoolyards based on permaculture principles to regenerate the soil, harvest rainwater and produce their own food. Children from more than half the schools that have gone down this path are now able to supplement their lunches with freshly picked produce. … Read more
Perspectives: The vitality of everyday food
April 18th, 2017
A great deal of energy has been invested in attempts to influence the thinking in science and government on the problems of industrial food and the benefits of agroecology and food sovereignty. Meanwhile, people everywhere take responsibility for creating the changes they want to see through daily food practices in their families, neighbourhoods and social … Read more
An update from ILEIA
April 18th, 2017
Dear readers, As you may be aware, ILEIA has to close its doors as an organisation on 1 July 2017, after more than 30 years of work to support family farming rooted in agroecology. The reason for this decision is that we did not succeed in raising enough funds to keep the organisation going in … Read more
Food versus the big city of Istanbul
April 18th, 2017
Istanbul, like many other cities, is under heavy pressure from urban development projects. In the face of this threat, the DÜRTÜK collective supports small scale farmers in and around Istanbul by organising reliable demand for the produce from urban gardens, and by building a supportive community around them. This initiative not only provides urban residents … Read more
Human-centered agriculture fighting exploitation and racism
April 18th, 2017
While much of the production of food in Europe depends on migrant workers, most people are not aware of the terrible working and living conditions that most of them have to endure. At the same time, the plight of small scale producers who must deal with the low prices imposed by large retailers, also goes … Read more
Interview with Ramona Duminicioiu: “Food sovereignty is about peasants’ rights”
April 18th, 2017
Ramona Duminicioiu is a member of Eco Ruralis, a peasant association in Romania. In this interview, Ramona explains why the food sovereignty movement is not only about food, and why defending the peasant way of life is in the interest of society as a whole. What is the Nyéléni movement? Nyéléni is the name of … Read more
Food sovereignty: taking root in women’s knowledge
April 18th, 2017
The Korean Women’s Peasant Association (KWPA) is a leader in South Korea’s food sovereignty movement. Founded in 1989, it is an association that encompasses hundreds of local women farmers’ groups. Intergenerational exchange of knowledge and experiences among women is at the heart of their work. Through this exchange, a new generation of peasant women are … Read more
Educating peasant youth to defend their freedom
April 18th, 2017
Belén Arenas makes the case for an education that supports peasant youth to continue working on the land while maintaining their culture and dignity. I was born in Los Leones, a small community in the province of Mendoza, Argentina, about 300 km from Mendoza’s capital. The 15 families that form our community have lived there … Read more
Farmers in focus: Building food sovereignty around fresh fish
April 18th, 2017
Finnbjørn Vang is a fisher in Northern Europe working towards his vision of fair fish. My name is Finnbjørn Vang. I’m 38 years old and I help my dad run a small fishing business in Klaksvík on the island of Borðoy in the Faroe Islands. We have two boats and we are part of the … Read more
Month: April 2017
Human Rights and the Food Sovereignty Movement: Reclaiming Control Priscilla Claeys. 2015. Routledge. 210 pages. ISBN: 978-1138793019 While the negative impacts from land grabbing, speculation with agricultural commodities, agrofuels and climate change become increasingly evident, the policies that have created these problems have not faltered in their march. At the same time, social movements that … Read more
In Zimbabwe, children across the country are putting food sovereignty into practice. They are redesigning their schoolyards based on permaculture principles to regenerate the soil, harvest rainwater and produce their own food. Children from more than half the schools that have gone down this path are now able to supplement their lunches with freshly picked produce. … Read more
A great deal of energy has been invested in attempts to influence the thinking in science and government on the problems of industrial food and the benefits of agroecology and food sovereignty. Meanwhile, people everywhere take responsibility for creating the changes they want to see through daily food practices in their families, neighbourhoods and social … Read more
Dear readers, As you may be aware, ILEIA has to close its doors as an organisation on 1 July 2017, after more than 30 years of work to support family farming rooted in agroecology. The reason for this decision is that we did not succeed in raising enough funds to keep the organisation going in … Read more
Istanbul, like many other cities, is under heavy pressure from urban development projects. In the face of this threat, the DÜRTÜK collective supports small scale farmers in and around Istanbul by organising reliable demand for the produce from urban gardens, and by building a supportive community around them. This initiative not only provides urban residents … Read more
While much of the production of food in Europe depends on migrant workers, most people are not aware of the terrible working and living conditions that most of them have to endure. At the same time, the plight of small scale producers who must deal with the low prices imposed by large retailers, also goes … Read more
Ramona Duminicioiu is a member of Eco Ruralis, a peasant association in Romania. In this interview, Ramona explains why the food sovereignty movement is not only about food, and why defending the peasant way of life is in the interest of society as a whole. What is the Nyéléni movement? Nyéléni is the name of … Read more
The Korean Women’s Peasant Association (KWPA) is a leader in South Korea’s food sovereignty movement. Founded in 1989, it is an association that encompasses hundreds of local women farmers’ groups. Intergenerational exchange of knowledge and experiences among women is at the heart of their work. Through this exchange, a new generation of peasant women are … Read more
Belén Arenas makes the case for an education that supports peasant youth to continue working on the land while maintaining their culture and dignity. I was born in Los Leones, a small community in the province of Mendoza, Argentina, about 300 km from Mendoza’s capital. The 15 families that form our community have lived there … Read more
Finnbjørn Vang is a fisher in Northern Europe working towards his vision of fair fish. My name is Finnbjørn Vang. I’m 38 years old and I help my dad run a small fishing business in Klaksvík on the island of Borðoy in the Faroe Islands. We have two boats and we are part of the … Read more