agriculture

Plant biodiversity is key to ensuring farmers’ food and nutrition security in response to the Covid-19 crisis

Blog by Gisella Cruz-Garcia and Bert Visser

15 July 2021

Malnutrition is the leading cause of death and ill health worldwide, and the Covid-19 crisis has made food and nutrition insecurity even worse. In this article you will read how family farmers from China, Nepal, Uganda, Zambia and Guatemala have increased their self-sufficiency by using edible plants growing in their surroundings.
The fight against hunger must top the EU agenda for a fair and green recovery

Blog by Hanna Saarinen

9 July 2020

The EU’s response to COVID-19 in the recovery package, and the Farm-to-Fork Strategy, are opportunities to help fix the broken global food system.
Women defenders of agricultural, territorial, and environmental rights in Colombia

2 October 2019

In Colombia, the women who defend their land, their culture, and the environment are being threatened, harassed, and sometimes even murdered. These women are true peace builders, but the State provides them with barely any protection. If urgent measures are not taken, their lives are in grave danger.
Food and Climate Justice

5 June 2014

Wild weather and unpredictable seasons are changing what farmers can grow and is making people hungry.
The response to global hunger is tragically inadequate

2 April 2019

The “Global Report on Food Crises”, released today by the Food Security Information Network, says that more than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced acute hunger and required urgent food, nutrition and livelihoods assistance in 2018. This is a human-made crisis caused by conflict, climate change, and a broken global food system, says Oxfam France’s Executive Director Cécile Duflot.
Oxfam and local partner CDRC prioritize safe water and shelter materials distribution in Philippines

16 September 2018

The areas of Cagayan, Isabela, Kalinga and Apayao seem to be some of the worst hit regions at this point, with significant damage to shelter, infrastructure, and agriculture.
Asgedech, Ethiopian Female Food Hero: ‘’I never give up, that is the secret of my successes”

29 August 2018

Asgedech Wolde Tensay won the 2015 Female Food Heroes award in Ethiopia for her exemplary efforts to increase productivity in her farm by using new technologies. Born and raised in a small village far from the capital Addis Ababa, she dreamed of a very different life to the one she is living now.
Carolina, Tanzanian Female Food Hero: “When women fight, nothing can stop them”

29 August 2018

Carolina Chelele won Season 5 of Female Food Heroes in Tanzania and has become a community leader. Now that she's a winner, the mother of four and the sole provider for her household educates family members and other people in her village about different farming methods.
Monica, Nigerian Female Food Hero: “I’m a hard-working woman, helping other women”

29 August 2018

Monica Maigari is a smallholder farmer and teacher from Madakiya, Nigeria. In 2014, her accomplishments as a farmer and women’s advocate won her recognition as an Oxfam Female Food Hero. Since then, she has deepened her local community involvement while sharing her expertise with influential audiences.
Governments, donors failing women farmers in climate change fight

12 October 2017

An Oxfam analysis of policies and public investments in six countries shows that women farmers are not getting the resources they need to feed their families and communities and adapt to climate change.