Semantic innovations like seed commons, peasant seeds and seed sovereignty are a
powerful expression of what may be termed as seed activism. In this opening paper of the …

Highlights•The urgency of climate change is encouraging poor biotechnology investment
decisions.•Sustainable development goals are not met by fixing climate change …

Applications of new crop science often spread widely to reach farm fields, but sometimes
they do not. The Green Revolution seeds first released in the 1960s and 1970s were taken …

This popular text, now in a third edition, offers readers a vivid perspective on the cultural and
social complexities of food practices and the current food system. Synthesizing insights from …

Can gene editing and agroecology be complementary? Various formulations of this question
now animate debates over the future of food systems, including in the UN Committee on …

Genome editing—a plant‐breeding technology that facilitates the manipulation of genetic
traits within living organisms—has captured the imagination of scholars and professionals …

Societal Impact Statement The debate in Europe over how to govern novel techniques of
gene editing in plants is fast developing into an impasse with actors rapidly consolidating …

Accessible, high-quality seed is vital to the agricultural, food, and nutrition sovereignty
needed for justice-based sustainable development. Multiregion, interdisciplinary research …

Genetic modification (GM) of crop plants is frequently described by its proponents as a
continuation of the ancient process of domestication. While domestication, crop breeding …

The Return of Malthus is the first comprehensive analysis of the post-war fear of scarcity.
Linnér traces the development of an international discourse of crisis through the influence of …