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- Going hungry during lunch hour
- Feature Story | Dec 21, 2007
- A Boston law firm celebrates the holiday season with an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet, where participants get first-hand experience of the vast differences ... More »
- Haiti no longer grows much of its own rice
- Feature Story | Jun 03, 2008
- 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. More »
- In a Chad camp, gluey porridge sustains the Aboubakars
- Feature Story | Dec 28, 2005
- Travelling through 24 countries, the authors of a book called 'Hungry Planet: What the World Eats' learn from the Aboubakars about the hardships in a Chad ... More »
- In Ethiopia, hunger lurks as rain begins to fall
- Feature Story | Jul 10, 2008
- 4.6 million people now need emergency assistance as drought and high food prices take their toll. More »
- Like the baobabs, cereal banks help Gambians weather hard times
- Feature Story | Oct 19, 2007
- Oxfam America and its local partners are helping Gambians in the North Bank and Western divisions of the country plan for bouts of destructive weather and the ... 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 »
- Sahel food crisis: Farmers cope with food shortages
- Feature Story | May 15, 2012
- Confronted with a poor 2011 harvest, farmers find creative ways to earn money to buy food. More »
- Sahel food crisis: Senegalese singer Baaba Maal performs benefit concert
- Feature Story | May 17, 2012
- Maal visits drought-affected communities to raise awareness in growing Sahel crisis More »
- In Kolda, Senegal, farmers are struggling to feed their families
- Feature Story | Mar 07, 2012
- The last harvest of peanuts, a major cash crop in this region, plummeted by 60 percent leaving families with little money to buy the food they need. 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 »
- Oxfam in Cuba
- Feature Story | Sep 26, 2008
- After 15 years of economic crisis, Cuba is still facing significant challenges. But there are real signs that Cuba is starting to move forward. More »
- Seed program and family gardens help farmers in Zimbabwe
- Feature Story | Mar 16, 2007
- Erratic rains and a tough economy challenge farmers, but seeds to plant and extra vegetables over the winter help them survive. More »
- Seeds support AIDS orphans
- Feature Story | Jun 19, 2006
- For the Nyuwani homestead, an increase in crop production is helping meet food needs for 22 children. More »
- Hope for rural Afghans
- Feature Story | Feb 27, 2008
- Education is the basis for a rural development project that has helped put food on the table for people in the Daikundi and Bamiyan provinces, where ... More »
- More water, more food
- Audio Slideshow Link | Oct 30, 2008
- An improved irrigation channel in Ethiopia now delivers a steady supply of water to a small village called Shasha Korke. More »
- A Seat at the Table
- Video Link | Sep 01, 2007
- Step into the world where food is often scarce and difficult decisions have to be made every day. More »
- Doubling his weather insurance, this Ethiopian farmer is happy for the security it provides
- Feature Story | Feb 02, 2012
- "Anything can happen," says Alemu Tadesse. And that's why he is investing in weather insurance for some of his crops. More »
- Counting on the rain to continue—or weather insurance to help cover losses
- Feature Story | Feb 02, 2012
- For Ethiopian farmer Gidey Mehari, when the opportunity to buy weather insurance for his crops arose, he jumped at the chance. 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 »
- Tanzania’s female food heroes transform the landscape
- Feature Story | Sep 14, 2012
- Oxfam leads a contest that puts the stories of women like Martha Waziri in the national spotlight. More »
- Food-for-work program allows families in El Salvador to recover from disaster
- Feature Story | Jul 03, 2012
- Oxfam, together with five local organizations and the World Food Programme, helped communities recover while they prepare. More »
- Solidarity and sharing: How Chadians cope in a food crisis
- Feature Story | Jul 13, 2012
- When one family in a community receives food during a distribution, many others often share a portion of it. More »
- Coping during the hungry season in Gambia
- Audio Slideshow Link | Apr 10, 2007
- Nyama Filly Fofana leads the way. More »
- New administration plan brings hope against hunger
- Press Release | May 20, 2010
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- Giada de Laurentiis marks World Food Day with trip to Peru
- Press Release | Oct 16, 2009
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- Food crisis in Guatemala
- Feature Story | Nov 06, 2009
- Oxfam and local partners help farmers cope with crop failures, food shortages. More »
- People-centered resilience
- Briefing Paper | Nov 16, 2009
- Working with vulnerable farmers towards climate change adaptation and food security More »
- OXFAMExchange Fall 2009
- Oxfam Exchange | Nov 17, 2009
- Facing Down Hunger: The global food crisis one year later More »
- A tiny seed and a big idea
- Audio Slideshow Link | Aug 28, 2009
- Insurance for Ethiopia's farmers More »
- Oxfam calls for radical shake-up of aid system to break cycle of hunger in Ethiopia
- Press Release | Oct 22, 2009
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