The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development is a network of 34 bilateral and multilateral donors, international financing institutions, intergovernmental organisations and development agencies. Members share a common vision that agriculture...
It's been a busy 2.5 days. I hope to get some CFS updates typed up in the next few hours but for now I am in a side event on...
Who's behind the land grabs? A look at some of the people pursuing or supporting large farmland grabs around the world (From GRAIN). Every day there are new stories of companies...
[caption id="attachment_921" align="alignleft" width="300"] http://www.michaelbenanav.com/[/caption] As some of you know, I work with an NGO in India called MARAG (Maldhari Rural Action Group). Maldhari means livestock guardian in Gujarat (a language...
UN Agencies appeal for swift, coordinated action 4 September 2012, Rome - Following is a joint statement on international food prices from the three Rome-based UN Agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP):
Academic resources can often be hard to access, especially if you are not associated with a university. The Journal of Peasant Studies is remedying this by releasing three new articles...
I will be writing up some reflections on the negotiations that took place over the last week, but I felt it important to let folks know that last night, at...
FYI! Description: The Agricultural Sustainability Institute (ASI) at UC Davis is pleased to announce a new initiative to improve the sustainability of global agricultural raw materials sourcing, with particular emphasis on key...
The Zero Draft of the FAO's Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land and other Natural Resources. Click here to read the draft and to participate in the...
