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ARTICLES

→ Meat and Fish

IPES FOOD

Politics of Protein: examining claims about livestock, fish, ‘alternative proteins’ and sustainability

COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMNG

Morey Money, More Meat: high income countries must lead on reduction

TNI

Situating small-scale fisheries in the global struggle for agroecology and food sovereignty

SLOWFISH

The Real cost of Sushi

X-MOL

Meat: historicizing an icon through marketplace contestations

EURACTIV

A world without livestock farming makes no sense from a humanitarian, economic, ecological and agronomic point of view

→ Pesticides

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE

Occupational exposure to pesticides and symptoms of depression in agricultural workers. A systematic review

BOELL

Pesticides Atlas:Facts and figures about toxic chemicals in agriculture

PAN-UK

The Cocktail Effect: pesticides

JOHNS HOPKINS

Dairy and Plant‑Based Milks: Implications for Nutrition and Planetary Health

→ Legumes

THE GLOBAL BEAN

Cooking Pulses from Dry Seeds by the Global Bean Project

JOHNS HOPKINS

Legumes as a sustainable source of protein in human diets by CLF

CHATAM HOUSE

Food system impacts on biodiversity loss: Three levers for food system transformation in support of nature

FOOD UNFOLDED

Discover Power of Pulses

INTECHOPEN

Pulses: A Potential Source of Valuable Protein for Human Diet

AGROECOLOGY EUROPE

Why Legumes are Necessary for the Agroecological Transition:

BBC

How the humble bean can help the world

MEATLESS MONDAY

The Beans Resource Center

→ Food system and sustainability

SLOW FOOD

Slow Food Presidia and Sustainable Development

THE LANCET

From food price crisis to an equitable food system

THE GUARDIAN

Our food system isn't ready for the climate crisis

FOOD UNFOLDED

Truths, Tactics and the Mist of Meat Lobby Science

→ Agroecology

AGROECOLOGY EUROPE

What is agroecology

FAO

What is agroecology by FAO

SLOW FOOD BRASIL

Documento de Posicionamento do Slow Food Brasil sobre Agroecologia

WORLD FORUM OF FISHER PEOPLES

Agroecology and Food Sovereignty in Small Scale Fisheries

FOOD UNFOLDED

Farming For Gender Equality

IPES FOOD

A unifying framework for food systems transformation

FOOD UNFOLDED

Growing a future with crops from the past

→ Animal Welfare

HEINRICH BOLL

MEAT ATLAS Facts and figures about the animals we eat

SLOW FOOD

Slow Food: BEYOND WELFARE: WE OWE ANIMALS RESPECT

DATA

Fish and Overfishing: How are fish stocks changing across the world? How much is overfished?

IATP

Emissions Impossible: Methane Edition

SCIENCE DIRECT

Manure management and soil biodiversity

DATA

Environmental footprints of dairy and plant-based milks

DATA

Land use per 100 grams of protein

→ Urban gardening

FRONTIERS

Urban farms

RESEARCH GATE

Balcony Gardening

WILEY

Rooftop gardening

→ Food waste

RSI

Dalle foglie alle radici, non si butta niente!

WPF

5 facts about food waste and hunger

FAO

15 quick tips for reducing food waste and becoming a Food hero

→ Food policy

EAT FORUM

Eat Lancet Summary Report

OUR WORLD IN DATA

Land use diets

OUR WORLD IN DATA

Rise of aquaculture

OUR WORLD IN DATA

Food choice vs eating local

FOOD UNFOLDED

How Does Lobbying Impact our Food and Agricultural Policies?

WAGENING ACADEMIC

Food policy

MOVIES

Food, Inc. (2008)

American documentary film directed by Robert Kenner and narrated by Michael Pollan. It examines corporate farming in the United States, concluding that agribusiness produces food that is unhealthy in a way that is environmentally harmful and abusive of both animals and employees

Rotten

This docuseries travels deep into the heart of the food supply chain to reveal unsavory truths and expose hidden forces that shape what we eat.

The Pollinators

The Pollinators is a cinematic journey around the United States following migratory beekeepers and their truckloads of honey bees as they pollinate the flowers that become the fruits, nuts and vegetables we all eat. We talk to farmers, scientists, chefs and academics along the way to give a broad perspective about the threats to honey bees, what it means to our food security and how we can improve it.

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat

Docuseries, based on the award-winning book, explores the essence of cooking and the vital ingredients at the heart of a great dish.

Chef's Table

Cooked

Artifishal: The Fight to Save Wild Salmon | Patagonia Films

Preserve Biodiversity, preserve the Planet

What biodiversity is, what does it have to do with our daily food, and what can we do to preserve it?

Fantastici Fungi

Descriptive time-lapse journey about the magical, mysterious and medicinal world of fungi and their power to heal, sustain and contribute to Earth regeneration.

The Green Vein

Agroecology Rising in West Africa

Kiss the Ground

Soyalism

Soyalism follows the entire chain of pork production, from vast soybean plantations in the Brazilian rainforest to hypermodern slaughterhouses in China, where a spokesperson proudly reports that they can slaughter 600 pigs an hour.

Eating Our Way To Extinction

Eating Our Way To Extinction documents the most pressing environmental and health issues of our time and presents comprehensive science-based solutions

A Salmon Nation (Patagonia)

Our relationship with nature not only defines our history, it shapes our future, too. Yet beneath the surface of Iceland’s fjords, an industrial fish farming method threatens to destroy one of Europe’s last remaining wildernesses.

The biggest little farm

Documentarian John Chester and his wife Molly work to develop a sustainable farm on 200 acres

What is Agroecology?

What is agroecology? And what are the key debates associated with its use?

Growers- a growing revolution

HUERTOS y Urban gardening

(Spanish)

PODCAST

Feed: a food system podcast

Former La Via Campesina youth advocate Blain Snipstal discusses the enduring impact of the plantation model in agriculture, emphasizing the insightful analysis derived from peasant farmers’ dialogues. He also highlighted the importance of collaboration across grassroots movements in shaping inclusive food debates.

Feed: a food system podcast

We ask a professor of diet and population health if it’s better to eat some, a lot, or no meat; we ask a biodiversity expert about how the different futures would help biodiversity to recover

Exploring Beans: From Culinary Traditions to Everyday Cooking Tips

What’s the difference between beans and pulses? Is it bad to eat canned beans? How is Polish independence linked to the beans from the town of Lamim in Brazil?

Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin on "the power of regenerative movements"

Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin is the founder and director of the Regenerative Agriculture Alliance. In our conversation we talk about the power of movements, why small-scale farmers in the United States are rarely successful, and the difference between ‘feeding’ the indigenous mindset versus the colonizer mindset.

Terra Madre ecosystems: agroecology, identity & resistance.

In the framework of the Slow Food event Terra Madre, today we are exploring the ecosystems shaped by agroecology. You are going to get deeper into the topic of sustainable agriculture, food sovereignty, school gardens, cultural identity and much more.

Improving your eating habits: a guide on how to make it a long-lasting change

Is there such a thing as an ideal diet? Is there a place for animal proteins in a climate friendly diet? How can we effectively change the way we eat and make sure this becomes a new habit that persists in time?

From Plate to Policy: how can YOU take action towards a sustainable food future?

How can cooks be of influence? What are practical tips for students to get their friends to take action? How can we generate change from a rural community? And finally, how can YOU get involved with your local food policy?