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Food price spikes
After decades of progress, the number of people without enough to eat has reversed course and is increasing. It could soon top one billion. That's more than ...
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.
Horn of Africa Risk Transfer for Adaptation (HARITA) quarterly report: January 2011–March 2011
Rural resilience series
Hardest hit: Ethiopia
A women-led early warning system helps herding families in the southern part of the country find ways to cope with drought.
In the grip of drought
Ethiopians find ways to fight back
Millions face hunger as drought sweeps East Africa
Oxfam America is responding to the crisis with emergency assistance that includes food and cash-for-work programs that aim to help about 350,000 people.
Hardest hit: Survival strategies from the frontlines of climate change
Learn how four communities around the world are fighting back against climate change, and how you can help.
The rains have come, but food crisis continues to afflict West Africa, hitting Chad hard
With harvests still weeks away, Oxfam is increasingly concerned about the situation in western Chad.
Spiraling Food Prices Tipping Millions in East Africa Towards Catastrophe
Oxfam appeals for immediate action to avert disaster while there is still time.
Drought early warning in Ethiopia
Women's local knowledge is the key to an early warning system designed to lessen the impact of drought in Ethiopia.
Hard earth, hard choices
When drought hits, herders in southern Ethiopia sometimes have no choice but to sell the animals on which they depend.
More water, more food
An improved irrigation channel in Ethiopia now delivers a steady supply of water to a small village called Shasha Korke.
Climate change wake-up call
You know about global warming. You may already be doing your part to protect the environment. But, climate change is a human issue too—it's hitting the ...
In villages of Niger, hunger weakens people and animals
Rains are desperately needed for farmers across the Sahel. But in some places, the rain will also make it very difficult to deliver vital aid.
Ethiopian coffee farmers show commitment to trademark initiative
Hundreds turn out and ask Starbucks to respect their rights.
Ethiopian farmers meet with importers and roasters
In Addis Ababa, both sides discuss how Ethiopian farmers can gain more control over their coffee names, and get a bigger share of the profits.
Oxfam finds some local solutions to food crises
In Gambia, Pakistan, and Niger, Oxfam and its local partners have responded to food shortages with tools adapted to local conditions.
Fighting off starvation in Zimbabwe
After a poor harvest and subsequent drought depleted food supplies, Oxfam partners distributed food and seeds to reduce the need for future aid.
Thank you from Oxfam and Ethiopian coffee farmers
Starbucks and Ethiopia finalized a trademark agreement, ending their dispute and bringing both sides together in partnership to help Ethiopian farmers.
Oxfam Optimistic on Progress Between Starbucks and Ethiopia on Trademarking Initiative
Starbucks campaign: Anatomy of a win
How Oxfam and Ethiopian farmers coaxed a groundbreaking agreement out of Starbucks.
Oxfam Urges Starbucks to Honor its Claims of Support for Ethiopian Coffee Farmers
Coffee giant faces daunting task of living up to its socially responsible image
Starbucks takes step towards recognizing Ethiopian rights to coffee names. Campaigners urge company to follow through.
International agency Oxfam responded to a joint statement from coffee company Starbucks and the Government of Ethiopia in which Starbucks pledged not to oppose ...
OXFAMExchange Fall 2009
Facing Down Hunger: The global food crisis one year later
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.
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.
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