Author David Gilbert describes the story of Indonesian farming workers occupying the agribusiness plantation near their home, and how this movement led to its reclaiming of their land, and subsequent flourishing of diversified farming. It shows how emancipatory and ecologically attuned ways of living with land are possible.

Historian Jori Lewis follows the story of peanuts in colonial Senegal in the 1800s, and how the French cosmetic industry used peanut oil as a cheaper alternative to olive oil. She argues that peanut cultivation in Senegal was a proxy for slavery, which had been recently banned in France and its colonies. 

This report by the European Commission promotes behavioural insight, nudges that subtly shape the choice environment to encourage better decisions at little cost, for policy to address wicked problems like climate, inequality and health. 

This report by Changing Markets argues that dairy company Arla is hiding its true emissions through lobbying, greenwashing and creative emissions calculations to preserve its reputation and increase profits. It reports 96% of Arla's emissions are down to methane, surpassing emissions of countries like the Netherlands. 

This report by Feedback identifies industrial salmon farming’s biggest financial backers and exposes the role global financiers are playing in creating a food production system – salmon farming – that it argues is harming people’s food security, health and livelihoods, as well as extracting a huge toll on the environment.

This report by the Malabo Montpellier Panel explores strategies to boost Africa’s processing capacity and the challenges that currently hinder its growth and sustainability. It highlights successful case studies in Senegal, Kenya and Ghana. 

This paper analyses future images of young people in Finland to better understand how they assess future trajectories of food systems, and what they see as important in terms of sustainability. It found they questioned the continued growth narrative and technological transformation, consumer responsibility and local food systems as solutions to food system sustainability.  

This study explores why diverse, drought-resistant crop varieties like sorghum and fonio are disappearing in Senegal despite the advantages against climate challenges. It finds that this is due to government and international policies that interact with cultural and household factors. It recommends actions to improve the climate resilience of smallholders in West Africa.

This study estimates that West Africa catches 1.3 million tonnes of small pelagic fish but this is insufficient to feed a growing population with protein deficiencies. Authors explore the challenges in sustainable management of these crucial stocks, argue that current public policies are inefficient and identify recommendations for better governance.