Tipping the Balance, a new joint research report from Oxfam and IIED reveals that current popular policies can tip the balance away from small farmers. How can we ensure small holder farmers get a better deal?
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120 farmers, fisherfolk and indigenous peoples from Casiguran in the Philippines are currently marching to Manila in hopes of drawing attention to a new development, which they describe as 'legalised land grabbing.'
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Oxfam's online discussion on Making the food system work for women got off to a great start last week. Here Lauren Ravon summarises the debate so far and invites you to join in.
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As Oxfam celebrates its 70th anniversary, head of advocacy Max Lawson discovers its radical roots, and urges it not to lose its edge.
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Ten experts on food and gender issues will be taking part in an online discussion from next week - and you can take part too.
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A food production crisis is facing the planet, but smallholder farmers could offer a significant part of the solution, says Colin McQuistan.
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In India a coalition called Ekta Parishad recently embarked on a month long march calling for land rights for the poorest people in India. The good news is they're winning.
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The new edition of From Poverty to Power, Oxfam's flagship publication on global development publishes today, we ask the author Duncan Green to reflect on what's changed since the book what first published in 2008.
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Until recently Mali was best known internationally for its music and fabled city of Timbuktu, but now it's making news because of conflict and political turmoil. Added to that, it is still recovering from a severe food crisis that has affected the entire Sahel region, leaving local people struggling to cope. Maya Mailer, Oxfam's Humanitarian and Conflict Policy Adviser reflects on her recent trip to the country.
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As organisations around the globe celebrate World Food Day, Richard King, our Policy Researcher on all things 'food security' reflects on the latest estimates of global hunger in the new FAO State of Food Insecurity report.
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