This chapter in Critical Sustainability Sciences explores agroecological movements and the transformative elements of the movements including food sovereignty, local, self-organised and decentralised food systems, inclusive and non-elitist ideologies, and ancestral knowledge. The chapter explores the emancipatory and transformative potential of agroecological approaches.

Bayley J. Marquez investigates the historical industrial education systems that attempted to transform Black and Indigenous peoples and land and how US domestic proponents spread the model abroad as part of US imperialism.

A recent campaign launched by the DEFRA appointed Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board has faced criticism for contradicting scientific evidence. Experts say, the 'Let's Eat Balanced' campaign, describes misleading information that ignores negative health impacts associated with meat and dairy-rich diets, and lacks adequate attention to environmental issues connected to heavy meat consumption.

Continued unrest of the farming population of France has lead the French government to promise to ensure food retailers agree to share revenues fairly with producers. This Bloomberg article details the statements made by French officials and connects the political activity of farmers in France with other movements in Europe. 

A recent story by The Independent details a hunger crisis in Zimbabwe fuelled by poor harvests as a result of El Nino intensified drought conditions. The UN Food Program has announced a government aid package to assist the reported 2.7 million rural people affected.

A recent press release by FACCE-JPI, a joint EU programming initiative on agriculture, food security and climate change, has detailed a pre-announcement for an upcoming research call on ''Fostering agroecology at farm and landscape levels.”

This report from the Corporate Accountability Lab explores how American fair trade organisations protect the image of corporations more than the rights of their workers by analysing case studies on horticultural farms in Mexico.

This report from the Transforming UK Food Systems Strategic Priority Fund explores the relationships between civil society organisations and food systems researchers under ‘knowledge-policy interfaces’ in pursuit of more impactful and transformative food policy in the UK.

This report investigates the potential for legume intensification in Africa and suggests a four-point strategy to be used by policymakers, government agencies, agricultural researchers, food producers, international organisations, and non-governmental organisations.