What strategies can be used to raise the voices of smallholder farmers so that food security policies reflect their needs? Shekhar Anand and Jacky Repila share learning from Oxfam’s national …
Love in the drylands, how irrigation is changing lives in Zimbabwe
Martin WalshClimate change is placing increasing stress upon the livelihoods of people living in the world’s drylands. Smallholder irrigation can help improve food security in areas with unpredictable rainfall. Here Senior …
A no ‘tick-box’ approach to gender and resilience
Caroline AshleyA key question for Oxfam and the development sector is how to address the different challenges faced by people living in poverty in a holistic fashion. However, our partners are …
A letter to Sainsbury’s
Oxfam Policy & PracticeThis is a joint agency letter sent to Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe following the announcement of the “Fairly Traded” tea pilot and the creation of the new Sainsbury’s Sustainability Standards. Dear …
Smarter aid: Why digital cash transfers are the future
Nigel TricksWith mobile internet now widely available across East Africa the arguments for aid through electronic cash transfers are overwhelming. Nigel Tricks, Oxfam’s Horn East and Central Africa Regional Director reflects …
Food price volatility infographic
John MagrathOxfam and the Institute of Development Studies published a report from four years of research in 10 countries into price volatility and its impact on the millions of people who struggle to …
Cash transfer programming in Zimbabwe
Khodeza RumeKhodeza Rume, a Humanitarian Support Personnel in Food Security and Livelihoods, reflects on a recent electronic cash programme with the World Food Programme and Econet. With the 2008 financial crash, Zimbabwe …
Revisiting Yemen in the midst of conflict
Jonathan PuddifootThe people of Yemen are experiencing one of the world’s gravest humanitarian crises. The conflict between a Saudi-led coalition of Gulf countries and the Government of Yemen against the Ansar-Allah …
Research-into-Use for climate change adaptation
Sue MooreSue Moore explains the use of Research-into-Use and explores what this means for researchers, practitioners and ultimately, those most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. ‘We want water, not …
Shaking up the system: Improving the tea industry and workers lives in Malawi
Daniel MorchainOne year into Malawi 2020 Daniel Morchain looks how some of the stakeholders are working with the tea labourers central to the project to ensure that the tea industry in …