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This storytelling series features six case studies of fisher communities organizing for justice and food sovereignty across land and water. These stories surface strategies of resistance, resilience, and survival in the face of systemic injustice and extractive economies. We begin with two stories from Uganda and South Africa.
Unravelling the Food-Health Nexus explores the connections between food systems and public health, highlighting how industrial food practices contribute to major health crises and what can be done to build a healthier, more sustainable system.
Food is essential to human health, yet today’s food systems are driving a global health crisis. Industrial food production, heavily reliant on chemical-intensive agriculture, mass processing, and long supply chains, is exposing people to unsafe working conditions, environmental pollution, unhealthy diets, and food insecurity. These interconnected challenges are not accidental—they are the result of systemic failures and deeply entrenched power dynamics.
This report made in collaboration with IPES-Food reveals the hidden health costs of modern food and farming practices, identifying five key impact channels that harm human well-being. It also presents five leverage points for change, offering a roadmap for transforming food systems into sources of health, resilience, and sustainability.
