In Episode 2 of this podcast, Julie Guthman talked about how market-driven fixes and “techno-solucionist” approaches have fallen short of creating a fair and sustainable food system. In this episode, we turn to how these same ideas lie at the heart of modern philanthropy—initiatives that claim to fight food insecurity in the Global South.

To explore this, I invited Matthew Canfield. Matthew is a cultural anthropologist and socio-legal scholar whose work looks at the laws and governance structures shaping food security. His research sits at the crossroads of human rights, global governance, and environmental politics, and he pays particular attention to how grassroots movements and civil society groups use rights to influence the way food systems are organized.

While Matthew’s research spans a wide range of issues, our conversation today focuses on how the vision of philanthropists like Bill Gates is shaped by racialized assumptions—and how those assumptions reinforce patterns of racial capitalism and agrarian dispossession.



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Matthew Canfield’s website [https://matthewcanfield.com/]

There’s No Such Thing as a Free Gift [https://hal.science/hal-03114846/document] by Linsey McGoey

African Food Sovereignty Alliance [https://afsafrica.org/] (AFSA)

Brian Dowd-Uribe [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IKvcCO4AAAAJ&hl=en]

Mariana Mazzucato [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariana_Mazzucato]

Civil Society and Indigenous Peoples’ Mechanism [https://www.csm4cfs.org/es/]

IPES-Food [https://ipes-food.org/]

Episode 4: Innovation, philanthropy and racial capitalism in global food governance

Dans cet épisode, je reçois Tanguy Martin. Agronome de formation, Tanguy est aussi un militant engagé de longue date sur des questions cruciales comme l’accaparement des terres, l’agroécologie et l’alimentation durable, à différentes échelles du local à l’européen. Il est impliqué dans plusieurs collectifs, dont Ingénieur·e·s sans frontières et Reprise de terres, et travaille depuis une quinzaine d’années avec Terre de Liens, une organisation qui accompagne l’accès au foncier agricole.

Notre échange s’appuie notamment sur son essai "Cultiver les communs. Une sortie du capitalisme par la terre". Dans ce livre, Tanguy revient sur le rôle fondamental que l’appropriation de la terre a joué dans la naissance du capitalisme et sur les effets destructeurs que cette logique continue de produire sur les sociétés, les écosystèmes et les droits humains. En contrepoint, il explore la piste politique des communs, et en particulier ce que cela implique de penser la terre non plus comme une propriété, mais comme un commun à instituer collectivement.

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Terre de Liens [https://terredeliens.org/]

Ingénieurs sans frontières [https://www.isf-france.org/]

Collectif pour une sécurité sociale de l'alimentation [https://securite-sociale-alimentation.org/]

Bassines Non Merci [https://www.bassinesnonmerci.fr/]

Mouvement des Sans Terre (MST) [https://mst.org.br/francais/]

 ROPPA [https://www.roppa-afrique.org/]

“Reprendre la terre aux machines [https://www.seuil.com/ouvrage/reprendre-la-terre-aux-machines-l-atelier-paysan/9782021478174]”, l'Atelier Paysan: 

“De la démocratie dans nos assiettes – Pour une sécurité sociale de l’alimentation [https://www.eclm.fr/livre/de-la-democratie-dans-nos-assiettes/#:~:text=S%27inspirant%20du%20mod%C3%A8le%20de,les%20mangeurs%20et%20la%20plan%C3%A8te.]”, de Tanguy Martin et Sarah Cohen

Fracas [https://fracas.media/2024/01/11/lancement-fracas/]

Spectre [https://spectremedia.org/]

Manuel Déterre [https://www.blast-info.fr/podcasts/manuel-deterre-JmYhmS76SMCN0Vpeps95gw]

“Quotidien politique [https://www.editionsladecouverte.fr/quotidien_politique-9782348078682]", de Geneviève Pruvost

Episode 3: Une sortie du capitalisme par la terre

In this episode, Dr. Julie Guthman discusses her latest book, The Problem with Solutions: Why Silicon Valley Can’t Hack the Future of Food. She critiques the narrow, short-term solutions for food and agriculture promoted by Silicon Valley, urging us to move beyond these capital-driven, "techno-solutionist" approaches that fail to create a truly just and sustainable food system.

Dr. Guthman is a distinguished professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. For nearly three decades, her research and teaching have focused on how neoliberal capitalism shapes and limits potential transformations in the food system.



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The Problem with Solutions by Julie Guthman [https://www.ucpress.edu/books/the-problem-with-solutions/] 

From Farming to Biotechnology: A Theory of Agro-industrial Development. [https://www.academia.edu/20776055/Book_Review_From_Farming_to_Biotechnology_A_Theory_of_Agro_Industrial_Development_David_Goodman_Bernardo_Sorj_John_Wilkinson]

Gathering for Open Agricultural Technology [https://goatech.org/] (GOAT) 

Winners Take All [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winners_Take_All:_The_Elite_Charade_of_Changing_the_World] by Anand Giridharadas 

Race After Technology [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_After_Technology] by Ruha Benjamin 

Planetary Improvement [https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262535076/planetary-improvement/] by Jesse Goldstein 

Encountering Poverty [https://www.ucpress.edu/books/encountering-poverty/paper] by Ananya Roy 

Tech Won't Save Us [https://techwontsave.us/] (Podcast) 





Episode 2: The problem with solutions: Techno-solutionism in agriculture

In this episode, anthropologist and medical physician Dr. Seth Holmes from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Barcelona shares his two decades of experience studying the role and importance of agricultural farm workers in our current food system. He discusses the structural racism they face and the health issues they endure to put food on our tables.

Having lived alongside Triqui Mexican farm workers during his research—from the mountains of Oaxaca to the illegal crossing of the US border through the desert, to harvesting berries with them in Washington State and California—Dr. Holmes presents a unique perspective on the injustices faced by these essential workers.



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Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies (Book): www.ucpress.edu/book/978052039863…uit-broken-bodies [https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ucpress.edu%2Fbook%2F9780520398634%2Ffresh-fruit-broken-bodies&token=e58ca2-1-1725039439534]

First Time Home (Movie): www.firsttimehomefilm.com/ [https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.firsttimehomefilm.com%2F&token=8a77af-1-1725039439534]

Binational Center for the Development of Oaxacan Indigenous Communities: immigrantinfo.org/resources/binati…ous-communities/ [https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimmigrantinfo.org%2Fresources%2Fbinational-center-for-the-development-of-oaxacan-indigenous-communities%2F&token=813aed-1-1725039439534]

Coalition of Immokalee Workers: ciw-online.org/ [https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fciw-online.org%2F&token=37f4b8-1-1725039439535]

United Farm Workers: ufw.org/ [https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fufw.org%2F&token=c86022-1-1725039439535]

Familias Unidas por la Justicia: familiasunidasjusticia.com/ [https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffamiliasunidasjusticia.com%2F&token=bbc038-1-1725039439535]

Jornaleras en Lucha: jornalerasenlucha.org/ [https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjornalerasenlucha.org%2F&token=435bc8-1-1725039439535]

Codetras: www.codetras.org/ [https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.codetras.org%2F&token=9b4624-1-1725039439535]

Fair Food Program: fairfoodprogram.org/ [https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffairfoodprogram.org%2F&token=55f9a5-1-1725039439535]



Episode 1: Migrant workers and structural racism in agriculture, with Dr. Seth Holmes

Welcome to Tierra y Libertad. In this podcast, we listen to agricultural professionals, researchers, and activists from around the world. We explore the sustainable transition of the agricultural and food system while examining social and racial justice, land concentration, the impact of agricultural technology, and the dangers of green capitalism.

Thomas Joseph

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