Food First / Institute for Food and Development Policy

The mission of Food First is to end the injustices that cause hunger.

Our work—including action-oriented research, publications, and projects — gives you the tools to understand the global food system, build your local food movement, and engage with the global movement for food sovereignty.

As a people’s "think and do tank,” we are dedicated to ending the injustices that cause hunger and supporting communities to take back control of their food systems. We advance our mission through three interrelated work areas: research, education and action. These work areas are designed to promote informed citizen engagement with the institutions and policies that control our food and to integrate local, national and global efforts. For 50 years our work informed by a vast network of activist-researchers, supported communities and social movements at the forefront of change in the food system. Our goal, now, is to not only continue that legacy, but to broaden our actions aimed at amplifying BIPOC-led voices in the communities and movements that expose the root causes of hunger, mobilize local food system implementation strategies, and advance real solutions.

For more information, please visit: https://foodfirst.org/about-us/our-work/