food production
This issue of Farming Matters presents a small sample of the many innovative marketing arrangements being developed by both producers and consumers. These experiences generate substantial employment, and also build local food security and food sovereignty. Yet they are often overlooked by policymakers and mainstream development experts who view them as “niche”...
Sumant Kumar was overjoyed when he harvested his rice last year. There had been good rains in his village of Darveshpura in north-east India and he knew he could improve on the four or five tonnes per hectare that he usually managed. But every stalk he cut on his paddy field near the bank of the Sakri river seemed to weigh heavier than usual, every grain of rice was bigger and when his crop...
This study was conducted in collaboration with HarvestChoice (IFPRI) and evaluates the potential impacts of the Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) project run by CIMMYT and the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in 13 countries of eastern, southern and west Africa, describing cumulative economic and poverty-reduction benefits to farmers and consumers in those...
Central Nepal has been a region influenced by the mobility of its inhabitants for the past 200 years. This has become crucial in the recent years, mainly because of limited resources and lack of economic opportunities in the hill villages. Mobility has occurred for many reasons: bringing salt from the Tibetan border, bringing goods from the Indian border, working in the armies of Prithvi...
The Living Land sets out a new 'stakeholder' vision for rural regeneration in Europe. It integrates three themes: sustainable agriculture, localised food systems and rural community development. All three offer ways of rebuilding natural and social capital, and a large 'sustainability dividend' is waiting to be released from current practices - creating more jobs, more wealth and better lives...
Oxfam hace un llamamiento para exigir una respuesta más apropiada a las crisisalimentarias. La respuesta humanitaria predominante es la ayuda alimentaria en especie.Sin lugar a dudas, esta modalidad de ayuda salva vidas en muchas ocasiones, pero serecurre a ella en exceso, a menudo cuando otros modos de ayuda podrían adecuarse mejora las necesidades humanas. Este exceso de...
These Humanitarian Policy Notes describe Oxfam International's experience and position on the key issues facing humanitarian action in the twenty-first century.
Oxfam calls for more appropriate responses to food crises. In-kind food aid is the dominant humanitarian response. It indisputably saves lives in many cases, but it is highly over-used - and is often used when other forms...
Los precios de los alimentos han aumentado un 83 por ciento a nivel mundial en los últimos tres años.1 La crisis provocada por este incremento constituye una amenaza sin precedentes para los medios de vida y el bienestar de millones de hogares rurales y urbanos que son compradores netos de alimentos. En diferentes partes del mundo, Oxfam Internacional y muchas de las...
En trois ans, les prix alimentaires ont augmenté de quatre-vingt trois pour cent dans le monde.1 La crise qui en résulte constitue une menace sans précédent pour les moyens d’existence et le bien-être de millions de ménages ruraux et urbains qui sont les consommateurs de base. Oxfam International et nombre de ses partenaires ont vu ces prix...
Global food prices are up 83 per cent compared with three years ago. The resulting food price crisis constitutes an unprecedented threat to the livelihoods and well-being of millions of rural and urban households who are net food buyers. Around the world, Oxfam International and many of its partners have seen soaring prices force people to eat less food or less nutritious food and drive...
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