food

Hungry for Commitment

24 November 2014

Food security in southern Africa relies upon small-scale agriculture, a sector in which women take the lead. However, smallholder farmers are among the most vulnerable people to food insecurity, often lacking the resources and access needed to produce or procure adequate food.
Women and cocoa evaluation

31 October 2014

This evaluation provides an analysis of four gender impact assessments and action plans published by the world’s “Big Three” chocolate companies in two countries.
The Behind The Brands Scorecard Methodology

3 October 2014

The Behind the Brands scorecard is the core tool of the Behind the Brands campaign. It ranks the world’s ten biggest food and beverage companies on their agricultural sourcing policies.
Delivering prosperity in Myanmar's dryzone

27 August 2014

Modernization of Myanmar’s agricultural sector is, rightly, a priority. However, mechanization and large-scale agricultural investment is not the only option.
Civil Society Organizations warn Governments on climate change: Stand with us, or step aside

6 June 2014

Oxfam joined civil society organizations from around the world to demand the member governments of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) take decisive action urgently on climate change.
Help Yourself!

4 June 2014

Help Yourself! provides the second year results of a four-year study on how food price volatility affects everyday life and uncovers grassroots realities related to the right to food.
For Whose Benefit?

22 May 2014

Launched by the G8 two years ago, the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition (NASAN) aims to improve food security in 10 African countries through attracting private investors into agriculture.
Hot and Hungry

25 March 2014

Hunger is not and need never be inevitable. However climate change threatens to put back the fight to eradicate it by decades – and our global food system is woefully unprepared to cope with the challenge.
Promoting local food security reserves in the Sahel

10 July 2013

Burkina Faso relies on subsistence agriculture to meet the basic needs of a large part of the population.
Oxfam reaction to Barclays Bank’s stoppage of money transfers to Somalia

27 June 2013

Senait Gebregziabher, Oxfam’s Country Director for Somalia said: