Women farmers produce more than half of all food worldwide and currently account for 43 percent of the global agricultural labour force. (Source: UN Food and Agriculture Organization) In an earlier blog, …
Typhoon Bopha’s terrible blow to Philippine seaweed farmers
Dante DalabajanTyphoon Bopha (known in the Philippines as Typhoon Pablo) has devastated the seaweed farmers of Hinatuan, who were only just starting to recover from 2011’s Typhoon Washi (local name Sedong). …
Smallholders must be part of the solution to the food crisis
OxfamA food production crisis is facing the planet, but smallholder farmers could offer a significant part of the solution, says Colin McQuistan. “One of the most fateful errors of our …
Climate change adaptation: it’s time we started talking about a revolution
OxfamThe Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) has published its report on the effect that development projects are having on people’s ability to deal with change. Simon Levine reflects on …
The road to Rio +20: women and the green economy
OxfamWhat will Rio+20 mean for the many millions of poor women across the world, struggling with the effects of poverty, climate change, and environmental degradation? Nidhi Tandon, Gender & Development …
Is doughnut economics too Western? Critique from a Latin American environmentalist
OxfamLatin American environmentalist Eduardo Gudynas takes on the doughnut from a deeper green perspective for uncritically accepting western concepts of ‘development’. The discussion paper just launched by Oxfam, A Safe …
Sustainability meets development: earth scientists respond to the doughnut.
OxfamLeading earth scientists, Mark Stafford Smith and Will Steffen respond to Kate Raworth’s ‘doughnut’ concept. Will Steffen is a co-author of the original paper on nine planetary boundaries that inspired …
Can we live inside the doughnut? Why we need planetary and social boundaries
OxfamKate Raworth summarises Oxfam’s new discussion paper, as she asks whether we can ensure both a sustainable planet and social equity. This builds on a concept she launched in October 2011. When crossing …
Seasonality is back in season
John Magrath“Seasonality” has re-emerged as a topic in development after a long lull – but will it gain more traction this time round? Seasonality is the observation that rural livelihoods in …