This book discusses the ongoing process of achieving peace in Colombia following the 2016 signing of a peace accord by the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. It focuses on the role campesinos (peasant farmers) have had in the continued process of peacebuilding, using what Lederach describes as “slow peace” to recenter grassroots practices of peace, grounded in multigenerational struggles for territorial liberation.

This book explores the origins, science and economics of Ultra-Processed Foods and unpacks the effects that the increased dependence on these foods is having on human and environmental health. The book questions narratives of individual choice and responsibility, demonstrating instead how the increased consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods is driven by addiction, big business and a limiting food environment. A series of solutions for doctors, policy makers, and consumers are presented in order to take action against on a global scale.

Ninety percent of the 570 million farms globally are small-scale operations (defined in terms of low economic output rather than land holding size (which would describe a smallholder instead)) which together are responsible for a significant proportion of total agricultural production. Thus, understanding and incorporating the perspectives and knowledge of small-scale farmers in policies and practices is crucial for achieving sustainable agriculture development.

Previous studies have shown conflicting results on whether or not Indigenous Peoples Lands (IPL) can halt deforestation. This study set out to test whether these differing results reflect variations in land tenure.

This report from the Centre for Food Policy at City University of London discusses the role middle-chain actors, particularly food manufacturers and retailers, play in influencing farmer and consumer behaviours and how this leads to negative environmental impacts. The findings presented in this report highlight the importance of policy approaches that promote mutual responsibility across the entire supply chain to achieve sustainable production and consumption.

This study examines the potential of a form of agroforestry wherein tree islands  - small areas where native trees are planted or allowed to regenerate naturally - are interspersed with oil-palm monocultures, in order to benefit biodiversity and ecological functioning.

This study aims to provide a comprehensive global assessment of where food and agricultural production conflicts with biodiversity conservation, and the products and countries that contribute the most to these trends. Spatial models of farming and conservation priority areas were used to estimate how the production and consumption of 48 agricultural commodities across 197 countries conflict with the conservation of 7,143 species.

This study set out to assess whether agroecology can effectively mitigate the effects of and promote adaptation to climate change without compromising food security.

Aquaculture, the culturing of aquatic organisms, was estimated to have a total global production of 122.6 million tonnes in 2020. This makes it crucial to achieving food security but it can have negative environmental impacts and lead to habitat degradation and destruction.