Hunger
Fertile GroundEmpowering local farmers to produce more food for local markets is the bedrock of global food security. Small farmers, the majority of whom are women, are responsible for 90 per cent of the food grown in Africa and produce about half the world’s food supply. They are determined, resourceful and incredibly hard-working. Given a chance, they could quite literally grow their way out of poverty and hunger. |
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Time to Face the Facts - Europe must revise its biofuels policiesBiofuels have been put forward as a way to reduce carbon emissions and tackle climate change. ActionAid believes they will not serve as the solution to either of these challenges. There is increasing evidence that the EU’s reliance on so-called first generation, industrial biofuels to meet its renewable energy targets is instead fuelling land grabs and causing global food price rises and volatility. |
[17/01/2012] |
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UK company grabs land from Tanzania’s poorest to grow biofuel cropsAn ActionAid-led investigation into UK-registered Sun Biofuels has revealed that the company has taken 8,200 hectares of land from the poor people of Kisarawe in Tanzania to grow crops which will be turned into fuel and exported to rich western countries. This land grab has left thousands of Tanzanians even poorer and hungrier than they were before the company arrived. |
[28/10/2011] |
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On the brink - Who's prepared for a hunger and climate crisisAccelerating climate change, growing population and rising food prices pose a triple crisis that could lead to a collapse in global food systems. This year’s famine in East Africa provided a terrible preview of how such crises could play out in years to come, with severe drought, conflict over access to water and land, and high food prices interacting to push 13 million people into starvation. |
[27/10/2011] |
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No more food crisesThe G20 must learn the painful lessons of the 2007-08 food price crisis, which was more devastating for many poor people than the global financial crisis. With the prospect of recurring crises a real danger, it is crucial that the G20 uses its very substantial voice to advance effective preparations such as establishing transparent and well-designed, well-resourced, and well- managed food reserves that can prevent significant disruptions to economies and livelihoods. |
[25/10/2011] |
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Food for thought How the G20 can help prevent a new food crisisGlobal food prices are currently extremely high, reaching the highest ever levels on record during February 2011 and surpassing the heights of the 2007-2008 food crisis. Higher food prices could add millions to the number who go to bed hungry each night or are forced to buy cheaper, less nutritious alternatives. It is imperative that G20 leaders take bold action to invest in fighting hunger and tackling food price volatility. |
[25/10/2011] |
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Climate Finance and the G20While the primary venue for negotiations on climate change is the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the G20 can play a positive role in setting the stage for success on finance at the upcoming 17th Conference of Parties (COP) in Durban, South Africa. |
[25/10/2011] |
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Best of the biofuels text messagesIn April and May 2011, people from all over the UK sent texts urging the Department for Transport to scrap its biofuel target. In total, 10,000 people took action by sending texts, emails and letters. |
[23/06/2011] |
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AA Dakatcha Report FINALActionAid and its partners are concerned that plans for a biofuels plantation in the Dakatcha Woodlands, Kenya, will violate the human rights of an indigenous community of over 20,000 people. |
[11/05/2011] |
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Jatropha biofuels in Dakatcha, Kenya ‐ The climate consequencesJatropha biofuels in Dakatcha, Kenya ‐ The climate consequences |
[22/03/2011] |
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Kenya Jatropha Final ReportHunger report |
[18/03/2011] |
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