Agroecology as an Open-Source Technology: Progress Conceived Collectively Published: 4 February 2025 Background A research project in the Greek mountains shows what open source technologies and agroecology have in common. And why combining the two approaches could mean a better future for isolated rural regions around the world. By Alex Pazaitis
Sustainable Food Systems in Germany: Combining Organic Agriculture and Agroecology Published: 3 February 2025 Background While organic farming has a long-standing tradition in Germany, agroecology remains less known. How could a combination of the two approaches drive the urgently needed transformation of food systems? By Tina Marie Jahn and Anke Kähler
Governing the Right to Food Published: 24 July 2023 Background By emphasizing a multi-stakeholder approach to political decision-making, international institutions have enabled corporate actors to dominate the conversation about how and what we eat. But addressing hunger and malnutrition requires a strategy that focuses on human rights and government accountability. By Nora McKeon
War in Ukraine: The effects are dramatic Published: 31 March 2022 Interview How the war in Ukraine threatens global food security – an interview with Dr Martin Frick, head of the Berlin office of the UN World Food Programme (WFP). By Inka Dewitz
Power: Food business, big business Published: 15 September 2021 Analysis From land ownership to seed supply to food retailing: food value chains are marked by their concentration in a few hands. The imbalance of power between large companies, smallholders and consumers results in malnutrition.
Malnutrition: Going hungry, and too much of the wrong things Published: 15 September 2021 Analysis Malnutrition is increasing worldwide. Too little food inhibits early childhood development, while too many empty calories from sugar and fat may cause cardiovascular diseases or diabetes.
Food Systems on the Edge Published: 14 September 2021 Commentary Those most affected by the negative consequences of large-scale industrialized food production must play a vital part in discussing how to transform it. The world therefore needs a people’s Food Systems Summit that aims to end hunger and malnutrition, protect ecosystems, and provide small farmers with a decent livelihood. By Barbara Unmüßig
Foreword Published: 14 September 2021 With this publication we want to make a contribution to a lively social debate. We want to present the causes of hunger and malnutrition and show that clear political rules and strategies are needed to counter these developments. We want to show that hunger and malnutrition are the consequences of injustice, instability and poverty – and that policies must therefore also address these underlying causes. By Barbara Unmüßig and Alexander Müller