This episode of IATP’s Agroecology Uprooted podcast explores agroecology as more than a set of ecological farming practices. Through conversations with Ernesto Méndez, Sagari Ramdas and Leticia López, it examines how corporate concentration, trade policies, unequal access to land and the erosion of Indigenous and farmers’ knowledge influence who controls food systems.

Drawing on experiences from Latin America, India and Mexico, the guests discuss food sovereignty as a central dimension of agroecology, emphasizing local control over seeds and food production, recognition of diverse knowledge systems, land rights and farmers’ participation in decision-making. The episode highlights the links between ecological production and broader questions of equity, justice and food-system governance.