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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Puerto Rico’s Food Sovereingty
This is my translation of my recent column in Puerto Rico’s El Nuevo Día, published on March 19, 2020. Puerto Rican farmers and fisherfolks, beyond safeguarding our natural and agricultural resources, are key agents in strengthening our food security. Sadly, they have not been taken into account during the emergency we are going through. The COVID-19 pandemic should increase our awareness of our vulnerable...
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Decolonizing the Caribbean Diet: Two Perspectives on Possibilities and Challenges
You can read the full article here. This piece was published in a special issue of the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development titled Indigineous Food Sovereingty in North America. Vol 9 NO B (2019). I acknowledge Vanessa García Polanco for being a great mentor and inviting me to contribute this piece she conceptualized. Abstract: We wonder if food and agriculture will...
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Quería involucrarme en las protestas del verano, pero me encontraba lejos de Puerto Rico.
Esta es la versión en español de la columna que me publicó la revista Science. La puedes acceder aquí. Fue publicada el 29 de agosto de 2019. Estaba solo en mi cuarto, pegado a la computadora, viendo la marcha y las manifestaciones que se estaban llevando a cabo en el Viejo San Juan. Estaba a casi 3,000km de distancia de mi natal Puerto Rico,...
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On Not Suffering (Much) in Graduate School: Part 1
Oprime aquí para leer la versión en español Sol Fantin, Argentinian poet, writes that the problem of time is not that it’s short, but swift. My friends know that I mention that verse all the time. Last August 28, 2018, was my anniversary as a PhD student at the University of Vermont. My intention for doing a PhD stills the same: to become an independent...
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Este espacio || This space
Luis Alexis Rodriguez Cruz es estudiante doctoral de sistemas agroalimentarios en la Universidad de Vermont. Allí está enfocando sus estudios en la relación entre el cambio climático y la seguridad alimentaria en la escala individual, social e institucional dentro del contexto de países isleños.
