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- Swiss Re and Oxfam America launch joint risk management initiative for farmers in Tigray, Ethiopia
- Swiss Re and Oxfam America have announced a joint Commitment to Action at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2008 meeting in New York on 23 - 26 September. ...
- Ti koze sou kolera: In rural Haiti, Oxfam takes to the airwaves
- Oxfam reaches out to remote communities about cholera, strengthening preparedness and easing fears.
- With irrigation, herders in southern Ethiopia turn to farming
- A small-scale irrigation project along the banks of the Dawa River is helping some herders grow enough food to feed their families--even as drought ravages ...
- Marlin Mine: Violence and pollution lead to call for suspension
- Concerns about human rights violations and the environment in Guatemala lead indigenous communities to seek a suspension of mine operations in western ...
- More than 1 million growers are now embracing innovative approaches to producing more rice
- System of Rice Intensification helps small-scale farmers in Vietnam.
- Haiti: Reducing the risk of flooding in Artibonite
- A local mayor enlists support from Oxfam to address major flooding in his community in rural Haiti.
- Ethiopian farmers get a payout, easing effects of drought
- With cash from the weather insurance policies they bought through an innovative program, farmers from Tigray can now plan for the future.
- A health awakening
- In the crowded camps of Darfur, community public health promoters are teaching unforgettable lessons about how to protect the health—and lives—of loved ones.
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- Africa's last famine?
- A new way of life on the Dawa
- Drought is making it difficult for herding families in southern Ethiopia to earn a living from their livestock. Some people have decided to try a new approach: ...
- Mechanical Advantage
- A new weeding tool for Cambodian rice farmers combined with innovative growing techniques leads to harvests double in size.
- Land grabs push thousands further into poverty
- Large-scale land grabs threaten poor communities' access to food. In such deals, small-scale farmers are forced to leave their land, their homes, and their ...
- Looking to Sacha Inchi for their future
- How indigenous farmers are growing an ancient plant that promises to bring new opportunities—and money—to the central Amazonian jungle.
- Interactive map reveals “pressure points” of food price spikes on poor communities around the world
- A tiny seed and a big idea
- Insurance for Ethiopia's farmers
- Selas Samson Biru faces uncertainty with the seasons
- But with weather insurance she doesn't have to worry so much about her teff harvest.
- Gebru Kahsay relies on rain but has the security of insurance
- If harvests fail because of poor rain, some teff farmers in Ethiopia now have a back-up plan.
- Weather insurance offers Ethiopian farmers hope—despite drought
- For the first time, poor farmers can now buy insurance for teff, a staple grain that feeds their families.
- Medhin Reda's best asset is her own hard work
- This farmer is trading her labor for an insurance premium to cover her teff.
- In promoting public health, compassion is Margaret Asewe's best medicine
- In Chad, Margaret Asewe worked with some of the first refugees from Darfur. In the summer of 2007, she returned to confront another rainy season and thousands ...
- On a high note, Oxfam conveys health information
- Using familiar tunes, women sing about how to avoid fatal diseases in a crowded camp for displaced people in Darfur.
- The new adaptation marketplace
- Climate change and opportunities for green economic growth
- Making Investments in Poor Farmers Pay
- A review of evidence and sample of options for marginal areas
- Turning the Tables
- Global trends in public agricultural investments
- More rice for people, more water for the planet
- System of Rice Intensification (SRI)
- Halving Hunger: Still Possible?
- Building a rescue package to set the Millennium Development Goals back on track
- Water is life
- High in the cloud forest of Piura, local communities understand the importance of the area's water and medicinal plants. They warn the proposed Rio Blanco ...
- Bold commitment to innovation
- Le Ngoc Thach made a commitment–and a guarantee–to help farmers grow more rice.
- The ones who feed the world
- During a US speaking tour organized by Oxfam, four international farmers find common ground with their Iowa counterparts.
- Saving for Change members celebrate International Women’s Day
- In El Salvador, opportunities to save and invest in small businesses come with training and reflection on food.
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