Civil Society Statement to FAO Member Governments on Vital Role of Women in...
ActionAid International, Oxfam, WOCAN womens_cso_statement__to_fao-_final.pdfFriday, June 24, 2011Investing in women farmers is the way forward in the fight against hunger. On the day of the election...
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‘Women in Agriculture’ resonates in Rome
Closing the gender gap in agriculture is not just morally right, but it is a necessary and smart thing to do.This was the resonating theme in Rome today, on the third day of the FAO Conference.At a...
View ArticleAnd we walked out.. Conclusion of the Food Price Volatility Work at the CFS
“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” ~ Frederick DouglassThe other day I wrote about my hopes coming into the Committee on Food Security (CFS) in Rome, where in...
View ArticleThe CFS concludes.. with ups and downs
The CFS negotiations ended on Saturday night with the adoption of the final report – and we should be proud of ourselves for our intensive efforts to put small-scale farmer’s needs at the centre of the...
View ArticleProspects and paradoxes of ensuring food security in Asia
Asia is a major food-producing region, yet houses the highest number of malnourished people in the world. This is an unacceptable paradox.Besides contributing more than half the global cereal...
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Africa’s endless food security talking shop
As this year’s World Food Day approaches, the African continent is faced with a familiar story. Africa’s food situation has not improved and today, even more people are threatened with starvation.Food...
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FAO says hunger is falling – just not quickly enough
Last week in Rome, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) announced that there are almost 870 million people chronically undernourished in the world. Controversially though, the FAO also...
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EU: biofuels policy “isn’t perfect”
In a major shift in its biofuels policy, the European Commission today announced that it was limiting the use of biofuels made from food crops in its renewable energy targets. But late changes to the...
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