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Young leaders shaping the future of food through film: watch the Field to Film Festival replays celebrating women farmers
Through youth-led films and panel discussions, youth storytellers invited us into realities that deserve to be seen, understood, and celebrated, in honor of the International Year of the Woman Farmer.
Women Farmers and Climate Change in West Africa
By: Dioma Komonsira Already weakened by gender inequalities and socio-cultural norms, women farmers …
Field to Film: Youth Storyteller Film Festival 2023
In 2021, we launched an innovative program called Youth Storytellers in Burkina Faso and Honduras. O…
Fertile Ground 2023: Scaling Agroecology from the Ground Up – Reissued publication with Practical Action
We take great pride in announcing the re-release of our book, “Fertile Ground: Scaling Agroeco…
Empowering Women in the Field: Radha’s Story
by Jacob Brescia-Weiler On a hot morning in early June, seated in front of her home surrounded by fa…
Empowering Women in the Field: Binda’s Story
by Jacob Brescia-Weiler Binda Ayu is a tomato farmer in the Sindhuli district of Nepal. As a member …
Mayan Seeds of Hope
By: Edwin Escoto During my recent trip to some of Guatemala’s villages, I had the opportunity to wit…
Gathering Voices from the Field: 2022 Global Conference
In September of 2022, we held our annual global conference in India, generously hosted by the Andhra…
An Overview of Our Strategic Framework for the Next Five Years
Traditional agricultural and food systems are not working for people or for our planet. The long-ter…
Cantave Jean-Baptiste at United Nations
H.E. Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, has stated …
We stand with AFSA’s Statement on AfDB’s Dakar 2 Food Summit
What are the solutions to “feed Africa?” Please read this important statement from the A…
New Evidence of Impact: Agroecology as a Poverty Solution in Haiti
Since 2009, Groundswell International has been collaborating with Partenariat pour le Développement …
Groundswell International’s 2022 Year in Review
As another year comes to an end, we’re taking the opportunity to reflect on the progress we’ve made …
Field to Film: A Youth Storytellers Film Festival
Over the last several months we’ve shared stories of rural communities and local food systems throug…
Farmers’ Knowledge and Seeds in Mexico: Food Solutions via Mexico Seed Project
World Food Day, celebrated on October 16th, focuses attention on solutions to hunger and poverty. Fo…
Global Conference 2022
During the week of September 19, Groundswell International gathered with our partners from fourteen …
Youth Storytellers in Burkina Faso: Part 2
Groundswell International collaborated with our partner organizations, Vecinos Honduras and Associat…
Youth Storytellers in Burkina Faso: Part 1
Groundswell International collaborated with our partner organizations, Vecinos Honduras and Associat…
Addressing the Global Food Crisis Through Agroecology: A Series By Chris Sacco
Over the last few years, we have all grown accustomed to hearing about how our world is in the midst…
Youth Storytellers in Honduras: Part 3
Intro / Part 1 / Part 2 Groundswell International collaborated with two of our partner organizations…
Youth Storytellers in Honduras: Part 2
Intro / Part 1 Groundswell International collaborated with two of our partner organizations, Vecinos…
Report from the Field: Senegal & Mexico
By: Ethan Scully If you’d asked me a few months ago – “What do Oaxaca, Mexico, and Thiès, Senegal, h…