Recommended Reading

28th May 2014

Hungry For Land – A Report by GRAIN

Small farmers feed the world with less that a quarter of all farmland. It is commonly heard today that small farmers produce most of the world’s food. But how many… Read More

21st January 2014

Scaling up Agroecological Approaches: What, Why & How? Oxfam

Oxfam’s 2014 report Scaling Up Agroecological Approaches set out that a radical shift is urgently needed in agricultural and food systems to allow the world to feed itself sustainably today and… Read More

21st August 2013

Transitions to Post-Extractivism: Directions, Options & Areas of Action by Eduardo Gudynas

How can we move ‘beyond extractivism’? Explore emerging alternatives to development that are challenging the extractive status quo. In this extended article, social ecologist Eduardo Gudynas explores the possibilities for… Read More

21st August 2013

Patricia Howard, Women & Plants: Gender Relations in Biodiversity Management & Conservation

This unique collection of in-depth case studies from Latin America, Asia, Africa, Europe and North America demonstrates the importance of women and gender relations in plant genetic resource management and… Read More

21st September 2009

Agriculture at a Crossroads: International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD)

This report, commonly known as the World Agriculture Report or IAASTD Report, is formally called Agriculture at a Crossroads: International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD)…. Read More