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Front cover of the book “Food Justice in American Cities” (2023) with photo of an urban garden with large buildings in the background.

Food justice in America

This book explores food insecurity in urban communities through their stories trying to understand food security, justice, sustainability, and waste moving towards a more just and sustainable economy.

Book cover of "Sustainable Agriculture: Adaptation Strategies to Address Climate Change by 2050" with image of two hands holding soil surrounded by sustainability icons.

Sustainable Agriculture: Adaptation Strategies to Address Climate Change by 2050

This book presents up-to-date climate change projections and their potential impacts on agriculture, soil and water resources, and food security. The book strives to provide concrete adaptation strategies by presenting examples and case studies relevant to policymakers around the world.

Front cover of Landesa report of three people walking in an agricultural field. Title: Links between Women’s Land Tenure Security and Climate Action: An Evidence Brief

Links between Women’s Land Tenure Security and Climate Action: An Evidence Brief

A brief by US NGO Landsea details the importance of women’s land tenure security (WLTS) in relational to climate change action.

FAO report front cover with several SDG icons in a concentric ring set over an agricultural background. Title is "Achieving SDG2 Without Breaching the 1.5C Threshold".

Achieving SDG2 Without Breaching the 1.5C Threshold

This report was released by the FAO during COP28 in December of 2023 and details a global road map to agri-food systems transformation through climate action whilst achieving food security and nutrition.

A flyer advertising a 2-part event called "Regenerative and ultra-processed? What does corporate engagement mean for regenerative agriculture?" taking place on two dates: 11 January 2024 and 7 February 2024 at 4pm GMT both days. The image also contains a gradient background with photo of a sunset over farmland and a white packaged food with a symbol on it that depicts recycling and leaf as a proxy for a regenerative label.

Event recording

Event Summary & Recording: Regenerative & ultra-processed? (Part 1) - what does corporate engagement mean for regenerative agriculture?

This event was hosted by TABLE and WWF on 11 January 2024 and took the format of a panel discussion with:Dr Tara Garnett (director of TABLE);Matthew Ryan (Nestlé);Melissa D. Ho (WWF-US);Sara Farley (The Rockefeller Foundation);Jyoti Fernandes (Landworkers' Alliance).Watch the recording for Part 2 here.

The cover of the Climate, Fossil Fuels and UK Food Prices report by The Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit. Cover shows a photo of a trolley in a supermarket isle

Climate, Fossil Fuels and UK Food Prices

This report explores the relationship between food price inflation, energy prices and climate driven extreme weather events. The authors find that year-on-year extreme weather is exacerbating food price inflation, offsetting the dampening effect of falling energy prices in 2023 in the UK.

The cover of Power Shifts, a report by the Global Alliance for the Future of Food. Image is of a hand holding a saucepan

Power Shift: Why We Need To Wean Industrial Food Systems Off Fossil Fuels

This report details the interconnectedness between food and fossil fuel consumption through the entire supply chain. The authors identify the key drivers of food system fossil fuel consumption, barriers to transformation and high-impact, no-regret opportunities to collaborate in the transformation of energy and food systems.

The cover of How to Create a Sustainable Food Industry by Barrett et. al. with an Aerial photo of crop lines.

How to Create a Sustainable Food Industry

Aimed at industry professionals, this book offers a practical guide to analyse and design sustainable business practice in the food industry. The book demystifies a range of topics in the food system through using real life business cases.

Cover of the avocado debate, a book by Honor May Elridge with a graphic of an avocado

The Avocado Debate

This work uses the avocado as a lens to analyse the impact of globalising the production of local food. Eldridge explores the economic, environmental and ethical problems raised by the transition that has occurred to meet global demand for avocados.