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- Emiliana Aligaesha, Venture Capitalist
- Feature Story | Jan 07, 2013
- Tanzanian farmer Emiliana Aligaesha is leveraging a tiny investment of US foreign aid to ensure the success of an early-stage, high-potential start-up. More »
- Land grabs push thousands further into poverty
- Feature Story | Sep 22, 2011
- 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 ... More »
- With irrigation, herders in southern Ethiopia turn to farming
- Feature Story | Sep 22, 2011
- 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 ... More »
- Food security concerns at World Food Day events in Ghana
- News Update | Oct 14, 2011
- Land grabs for biofuels, and gender inequity take center stage. More »
- OXFAMExchange, Winter 2012
- Oxfam Exchange | Feb 07, 2012
- What if development took the kind of time and commitment it takes to raise a child? (It does.) More »
- GROW: Food. Justice. Planet.
- Campaign Publication | Jun 01, 2011
- An overview of Oxfam's global GROW campaign More »
- Ethiopian farmers get a payout, easing effects of drought
- Feature Story | Nov 17, 2011
- With cash from the weather insurance policies they bought through an innovative program, farmers from Tigray can now plan for the future. More »
- The ones who feed the world
- Feature Story | Nov 05, 2010
- During a US speaking tour organized by Oxfam, four international farmers find common ground with their Iowa counterparts. More »
- Sabodala: Poverty in a land of gold
- Video Link | Nov 22, 2010
- In Senegal, a gold mine has displaced farmers from their fields, leaving hundreds without jobs or a decent way to make a living. Oxfam America's partner is ... More »
- OXFAMExchange, Fall 2011
- Oxfam Exchange | Oct 13, 2011
- Africa's last famine? More »
- Slide Show | Nov 05, 2010
- During a US speaking tour organized by Oxfam and allies in October 2010, four international farmers find common ground with their Iowa counterparts. More »
- A new way of life on the Dawa
- Video Link | Dec 14, 2011
- 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: ... More »
- Inventory of Farmworker Issues and Protections in the United States
- Research Report | Apr 13, 2011
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- Food price spikes
- Feature Story | Aug 02, 2011
- 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 ... More »
- Groundbreaking method enables small farmers to grow more food with less water
- Press Release | Oct 20, 2010
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- Interactive map reveals “pressure points” of food price spikes on poor communities around the world
- Press Release | Aug 02, 2011
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- In northern Ethiopia, weather insurance offers a buffer against drought
- Feature Story | Aug 10, 2011
- A growing number of families have signed up for weather insurance to protect their crop investments from insufficient rainfall. More »
- Slide Show | Dec 31, 2012
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- Slide Show | Dec 31, 2012
- By leveraging a tiny U.S. investment, people like Emiliana Aligaesha, Nana Kojo Kondua IV, Manuel Dominguez, and Martha Kwataine are creating a sound future ... More »
- Rural women farmers rally for food security in El Salvador
- Feature Story | Nov 14, 2012
- Healthy food and a sustainable way to produce it were among the goals of women who marched on World Food Day in San Salvador. More »
- 1.3 million rice farmers now using innovative growing methods in Vietnam
- Feature Story | Dec 19, 2012
- Oxfam support for System of Rice Intensification helping to change lives of farmers. More »
- Don't cut aid. It's working.
- Page | Dec 31, 2012
- Cutting aid won't solve our budget problems--but it will close the door on a safer world and a better future. More »
- Sahel food crisis: Dry times in 2011 threaten ability to plant in 2012
- Feature Story | May 15, 2012
- A farmer recounts the struggle to grow food and prepare for the 2012 growing season More »
- In Cambodia, System of Rice Intensification helps families climb out of poverty
- Feature Story | Mar 02, 2012
- Low-cost agricultural techniques help a farmer achieve a six-fold increase in annual production in one small field, and become a leader in the community. More »
- Mechanical Advantage
- Feature Story | Mar 17, 2011
- A new weeding tool for Cambodian rice farmers combined with innovative growing techniques leads to harvests double in size. More »
- With small but steady steps, Haitians work to make better lives for themselves in the countryside
- Feature Story | Aug 12, 2010
- A key to decentralizing Haiti is to create more opportunities in its rural regions. More »
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