Food and agriculture
The global food system is of great importance to global employment, culture, environment, conservation, peace, stability and nutrition. A third of the working population worldwide is involved in agriculture. Work in food and agriculture is often harsh, dangerous, underpaid and precarious. Through research and advocacy with partners and networks around the world, SOMO pushes for company and government policies that foster equitable and sustainable food production and consumption. Our interventions span a wide range of topics including sustainability certification and corporate purchasing policies and their impacts. We also address unfair trading practices, market concentration, speculation and uneven value distribution, the right to food and land conflicts. SOMO looks in particular at diverse food and agricultural supply chains including tea, coffee, sugar cane, fruit and vegetables, and cut flowers. We focus special attention on the role of supermarkets.
Overview of articles
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Hungry for profits Published on:
Vincent KiezebrinkPosted in category:Publication
Vincent Kiezebrink
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Modern slavery is still lurking in your coffee cupPosted in category:News
Joseph Wilde-RamsingPublished on: -
Transparency for fairer and greener EU supply chains Published on:
Sanne van der WalPosted in category:Publication
Sanne van der Wal
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Give non-state actors access to customs trade informationPosted in category:Published on:Statement
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Brazil nuts: Exploitative social and economic conditions in the Bolivian AmazonPosted in category:Long read
Sanne van der WalPublished on: -
SOMO welcomes settlement between British agribusiness giant and Kenyan claimantsPosted in category:NewsPublished on: -
Large Kenyan agribusiness under fire for assault and rapePosted in category:News
Lydia de LeeuwPublished on: -
European tax havens help Ukrainian poultry giant to feather its nestPosted in category:News
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A fox in the henhouse Published on:
Vincent KiezebrinkPosted in category:Publication
Vincent Kiezebrink
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Victims of violence at Unilever tea plantation take complaint to the UNPosted in category:News
Lydia de LeeuwPublished on: -
Make binding regulations for companies to conduct their business with respect for the environment and human rightsPosted in category:Opinion
Ronald GijsbertsenPublished on:
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Infographic private label wines from South AfricaPosted in category:Infographic
Gisela ten KatePublished on:
