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July 16, 2024 | Jessica Milgroom and Josh Brem-Wilson | Issue 1 Policies for Agroecology

Community-based sites of agroecology such as this farmer’s market in Ithaca are important spaces for the reproduction of informal policies. Photo: Jessica Milgroom

Opinion: How informal policies of care shape agroecological food systems

The term ‘policy’ conjures up the idea of a written document: a law, or formal regulations meant to guide people’s behaviour that have been explicitly … read more >

July 15, 2024 | Million Belay | Issue 1 Policies for Agroecology

Local groups show that rural women have the skills, experience and knowledge required to lead

Opinion: Five strategies for an African food policy

Africa’s food system is failing. Food insecurity, malnutrition, noncommunicable diseases, environmental disasters, cultural erosion, a decline in access to food, and inequitability in the food … read more >

June 26, 2024 | Faris Ahmed | Issue 1 Policies for Agroecology

The People's Food Policy for Canada was launched at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada in 2011. Photo: Faris Ahmed

Opinion: It takes a movement to grow a food policy

As the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child. And in the case of food policy, it takes a dynamic, deeply engaged, … read more >

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