Lobbies give ultra-processed food corporates new avenues to influence food policy
New research illustrates the complex web of ultra-processed food (UPF) producers and influence groups, and their influence on food and health policy making worldwide
The global peasant movement in Bogotá proclaims: “We defend life, that of peasants and the entire planet”
The 8th Conference of La Via Campesina is being held in Bogotá amid a scenario of multiple global crises. The organization is also celebrating 30 years of work
Héctor Béjar: “Hay que vincularse con ese gigantesco precariado que es el proletariado de hoy día”
El histórico revolucionario peruano Héctor Béjar convoca a las fuerzas progresistas y de izquierda a relacionarse urgentemente con el proletariado de hoy y contrarrestar el ascenso de la derecha
Héctor Béjar: “We must have contact with that gigantic precariat that is today’s proletariat”
Lifelong Peruvian revolutionary Héctor Béjar called on progressive and left forces to urgently engage with the proletariat of today and counteract the rise of the right
Russia-Africa summit may discuss corridor to transport grain and fertilizers
At least 49 African countries will take part in the Russia-Africa summit that will begin in St. Petersburg on July 27. The food sovereignty of African countries is likely to be high on the agenda and the summit will try to finalize the establishment of a new grain deal fitting their needs
Tanzanian farmers mobilize for agroecology, food sovereignty and Pan-Africanism
On November 17-18, over 400 smallholder farmers gathered for the 27th annual meeting of MVIWATA or the National Network of Small-Scale Farmers Groups in Tanzania. Peoples Dispatch spoke to them about their struggle for dignity and justice
Multidimensional crisis of food insecurity in Sri Lanka, warns UN
With nearly 5.7 million people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, Colombo faces a serious challenge with food shortages, fall in agricultural production and destruction of livelihoods
Women’s struggle in Nicaragua: from liberation fighters to building an alternative society
Erika Takeo and Rohan Rice reflect on the advancement of women in Nicaragua since the Sandinista revolution
S’bu Zikode: Food sovereignty from the perspective of the urban poor
Presentation by S’bu Zikode to the United Nations Food Systems Summit: A Critical dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food on 16 September 2021
Workers in India go on strike for living wages and social protection and other stories
Today we look at a strike by government scheme workers in India, a violent eviction drive by police in the Indian state of Assam, and more
Community at the heart of hunger struggle in South Africa
Communal gardens and farming enterprises are the beginning of sustainable food sovereignty in South Africa, but a basic income grant is essential to address hunger in the shorter term.
How did Nicaragua reduce hunger and malnutrition?
Despite crippling, unilateral sanctions and globally rising food prices, hunger levels in Nicaragua have been falling. How has this been achieved?
- Student movement for Palestine stands defiant in face of police repression
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