Food Sovereignty Archives

What We’re Reading: Women’s Month Edition

Fatema Kamal

March 31, 2022

In honor of National Women’s History Month, for this month’s reading list, we’re highlighting works by women working in and/or leading movements in the food

Our Mission Explained: A World Without Hunger is Possible

whyhunger

March 18, 2022

When we say ‘a world without hunger is possible,’ we mean it. WhyHunger’s work starts with asking why? People aren’t going

Our Mission Explained: Introducing WhyHunger’s The Why? Series

whyhunger

March 11, 2022

We don’t need to feed the world. The world can and must feed itself. WhyHunger envisions a fundamental shift in the

Root Report: Repairing to Regenerate: Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust

whyhunger

September 23, 2021

“Access to land is the number one barrier for people of color to feed our communities healthy, fresh food, ” according

Root Report: Restoring Power to Rural Farming Communities

whyhunger

August 26, 2021

Farming and agriculture were once a major source of wealth for Black American families. In 1910, up to 80% of the

WhyHunger Joins Millions to Call Out Unjust UN Food Systems Summit

whyhunger

July 22, 2021

WhyHunger stands in solidarity with the hundreds of grassroots organizations and social movements, representing over 380 million people around the

USFSA Documents the Fight for Food Sovereignty in the USA

whyhunger

July 21, 2021

by Timothy Karoff In October of 2018, the US Food Sovereignty Alliance (USFSA) hosted its fourth National Assembly. Representatives from seventy-one organizations and seven

En Defensa del Maíz: Una mirada a la decisión de México de eliminar las importaciones de maíz transgénico

whyhunger

April 22, 2021

Read in English Por Jusleen Basra "El maíz es el elemento central de la forma de vida de las comunidades indígenas. Podríamos decir que el

In Defense of Corn: A Look into Mexico’s Decision to Phase Out GM Corn Imports

whyhunger

April 22, 2021

Leer en Español by Jusleen Basra “Corn is the central element of the Indigenous communities' way of life. We could say that corn is the

Root Report: From Piggy to the Bank: Women’s History Month Spotlight

whyhunger

March 25, 2021

A collective of 30 women farmers in rural El Salvador called The Cooperativa de Producción Agropecuaria y Servicios Múltiples Mujeres Obrajuelences (ACOPAMO)