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Decolonial and Feminist Approaches to Critical Food Systems Education

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Food systems education is a critical component of contemporary global struggles for more just economic, political, and ecological systems.

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Meek, D., Tarlau, R. (2022). Decolonial and Feminist Approaches to Critical Food Systems Education. In: Ioris, A.A.R., Mançano Fernandes, B. (eds) Agriculture, Environment and Development. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10264-6_15

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