by Zyra Quirante | Oct 27, 2015 | Community-led Development, Gender, Human Rights, Livelihoods
We live in a world where women still continue to fight for equal rights. They are not given the option to make decisions and their needs are only secondary to men. According to the United Nation’s Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), women comprise an average of...
by Robel M. Tamirat | Nov 10, 2014 | Food Security, Nutrition, Reports
FAO’s 2014 report on The State Of Food and Agriculture (SOFA 2014) focuses on the vital role of family farms for food security, poverty reduction, and environmental sustainability. The report states more than 500 million family farms manage the majority of the world’s...
by Robel M. Tamirat | Sep 19, 2014 | Food Security
United Nations’ 2014 State of Food Insecurity in the World (SOFI 2014) Report confirmed that there are still 805 million people – more than half of whom are in Asia – suffering from chronic malnourishment.This report is published annually by the Food...
