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New tool helps communities focus on human rights
A new system will help community members do their own analysis of the effects of foreign investment on human rights.
OXFAMExchange Fall 2009
Facing Down Hunger: The global food crisis one year later
The costs of biofuel
With enthusiasm for biofuel growing, countries like Mozambique want to cash in. But diverting resources from food crops comes with dangers.
In Peru, farmers and shopkeepers wonder how they will begin again after destructive rains
Heavy rainfall in Peru has caused flooding and left widespread damage, including the destruction of homes, crops, and small businesses.
Rains across Peru destroy crops, small businesses, and thousands of homes
Oxfam partner works to install toilets and distribute hygiene kits to families living in temporary shelters.
New research examines whether biotechnology is relevant to poor farmers
The tipping point in Guatemala
In Baja Verapaz Oxfam and local partners are helping small farmers cope with a food crisis that could have been prevented.
In Prestea, Ghana, gold mine expansion threatens water sources
Communities are requesting a comprehensive evaluation of the impact of a new mining project and for their right to free, prior, and informed consent regarding ...
Haiti no longer grows much of its own rice
Once almost self-sufficient, Haiti now imports 80 percent of the rice it consumes. A dramatic cut in import tariffs led to a drop in national rice production.
Avoiding a food crisis in rural Haiti
Oxfam’s Yves Gattereau talks about how the January 2010 earthquake poses a threat to the country’s already shaky food supply.
New potential for conflict in Peru’s Amazon
Madre de Dios could be next flashpoint in ongoing confrontation between indigenous communities and foreign oil, gas, and mining companies.
Food crisis in Guatemala
Oxfam and local partners help farmers cope with crop failures, food shortages.
Secretary Clinton announces new government-wide initiative to reduce poverty and hunger in developing countries
Giada de Laurentiis marks World Food Day with trip to Peru
A Seat at the Table
Step into the world where food is often scarce and difficult decisions have to be made every day.
New deadlines not enough to finalize a 'development' trade round
Empty promises
What happened to 'development' in the WTO's Doha Round?
Obama's visit to Africa: Time for a new partnership founded on transparency and shared responsibility
New irrigation channel changes lives in Shasha Korke
An improved system to share water helps Ethiopian farmers switch to growing fruit and vegetables, improving health and increasing incomes.
Faltering agricultural investments leaving two-thirds of rural poor behind
Investing in Poor Farmers Pays
Rethinking how to invest in agriculture
Historic House climate bill passes, provides resources for hardest hit
Oxfam in South America
To their government officials and to the corporations who want to exploit their lands and natural resources, the indigenous and rural people of South America ...
Oxfam in the Horn of Africa
Drought. Conflict. Low crop prices. These are among the realities that poor people across the Horn of Africa face on a daily basis. But with new tools for ...
Oxfam urges miner to address community engagement practices
Our Land, Our Life
The struggle of Carrie and Mary Dann, two Western Shoshone elders, to address the threat mining development poses to the sacred and environmentally sensitive ...
OXFAMExchange Fall 2007
Moving Toward Lasting Solutions in Gambia
Causing Hunger
An overview of the food crisis in Africa
Seeds support AIDS orphans
For the Nyuwani homestead, an increase in crop production is helping meet food needs for 22 children.
Pasture pressure
Erratic rains and encroaching bush limits grasslands for herders in southern Ethiopia.
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