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This report titled “Towards Democratic Food Systems In Asia: Forging A Collective Path” provides an overview of the vibrant discussions that took place during the Regional Meeting on Food Sovereignty that was held in Surin Province, Thailand, from March 24 to 30, 2023. The meeting brought together …
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Illustration: Rini Templeton, www.riniart.com What makes food safe? Within the industrial food system, “safety” is all about managing the high risks created by this model of food production. Food is produced on monoculture fields or factory farms, with uniform breeds of plants and animals that are h …
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This report on Agroecology: Possibilities and Challenges in India captures the discussions in the two captures the discussions in a two part dialogue series. Part A of the report captures the discussions in the first dialogue in the series which focused on Vulnerabilities of Farmers & Farming To …
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Illustration: Andrés Mateo Ayala Luna @calma_88 In 2007 the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC) played a vital role in uniting small-scale food producers and their allies to establish a shared vision of food sovereignty and implement strategies to make it a reality. Over time …
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Author: Shwetha Govindan This paper discusses the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on food systems in South Asia to highlight the aftermath of the disruptions to supply chains, farming and agricultural markets. It examines the situation over two years into the pandemic with a focus on countrie …
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This report on Fisheries, the Climate Crisis and the Indian state’s response captures the discussions in a two part dialogue series on Policy and Livelihood Challenges for India’s Fishing Communities. The collaborative dialogue series brought together representatives from small-scale fishing communi …
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In 2008, numerous experts -– from peasants to policy makers – warned of a “perfect storm” of crises in the industrial food system. Our movements had already been raising the alarm about growing corporate control, financialization of food, resource grabbing, economic injustice, and destruction of the …
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Authors Jaya Mehta and Vineet Tiwari write on findings from their research and long term engagement with the Kudumbashree programme in the Indian State of Kerala. In this Hindi publication, they propose a model of collective farming, keeping women and their labour at its centre, as a possible so …
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The World Trade Organisation (WTO) will host its 12th Ministerial Conference (MC) from 12-15 June 2022 in the looming shadow of the pandemic and the Ukraine war. Key issues at Geneva include the proposed waiver of patents to ensure access to COVID vaccines and therapeutics, agriculture, fisheries an …
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Youth and the democratization of food systems Illustration: Sophie Holin for LVC, Instagram: @soph.ieholin It’s December. Yet another year in our cycle of life is drawing to a close as we search for hope and solidarity in the face of daunting adversities. The world is marred by rising temperatures, …
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