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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

A dossier by Focus on the Global South A perfect storm is brewing in the global food system, pushing food prices to record high levels, and expanding hunger. The continuing fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine War, climate-related disasters and a breakdown of supply chains have led …

A discussion paper by Forum for Trade Justice, Third World Network and Focus on the Global South, in collaboration with Rosa Luxemburg-Stiftung South Asia. Report compiled by Jai Vipra The Twelfth Ministerial Conference (MC12) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) took place after multiple delays, a …

Women and Agriculture in Kerala State: Collective responses by Kudumbashree during the COVID-19 pandemic. by Resmi P Bhaskaran and Rajesh Ravi Three years into the pandemic, this report assesses the track record of the Indian state of Kerala in addressing the health and livelihood challenges during …

Food sovereignty and agrobiodiversity Illustration: Colour drawing on amate bark-paper by the artist Abraham Mauricio Salazar. Reproduced for informational purposes from the book El ciclo mágico de los días, by Abraham Mauricio Salazar and Antonio Saldívar. CONAFE, Mexico, 1979. At a time when the m …