Articles about Food
Ellie Nowases
24 April 12
Regional relevance: Namibia
The greatest thing that I have encountered since becoming involved with Gender Links work is to see women empowering themselves, coming together to share information and being strong in what they believe in. I am from a town called Arandis in the Erongo Region of Namibia. I am an entrepreneur, and farm fruit and... [read more]
Global: Rural women are leading the way - will the world follow?
11 March 12
The United Nations' 56th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) opened 27 February 2012 in New York, with the empowerment of rural women high on a list of priorities for this year.
According to a press release issued last week by UN Women, "Rural women constitute one-fourth of the world's... [read more]
Africa's latest land rush: The effect of land grabs on women's rights
10 March 12
Up to 70% of Africa's population of 1 billion people subsists on the land, and 70% of its labour force is employed in agriculture. Most African economies rely on agriculture - for instance, the agricultural economies of Ghana and Nigeria constitute 35% of their gross national product.
Many African women cultivate... [read more]
A viable food future: Updated and revised version November 2011
23 December 11
Regional relevance: International
The aim of this report is to provide scientifically based facts, arguments and ideas for what is needed to meet some of the most important challenges in the world today. The future of humanity depends on how food is - and will be - produced and provided [read more]
Africa: Saving African women from Climate Change
16 December 11
Rita is a farmer in a village in the northern part of Ghana in West Africa where she grows food crops to feed herself and her six children. She started farming four decades ago when she inherited her farm from her father at age 15. [read more]
Farming climate smart future; placing agriculture at the heart of climate change policy
13 December 11
Regional relevance: International
Global warming will change the face of farming, and is already doing so in some parts of the world. Increases in temperature, changing patterns of rainfall, more extreme droughts and floods, the shifting distribution of pests and diseases: all can be attributed in part to the increase in emissions of greenhouse... [read more]
Small eco-business brings big changes for women
08 December 11
Regional relevance: International
The Sahara desert grows by the size of New Zealand every year, engulfing what was once fertile land and reducing the variety and volume of crops that can be grown in the Sahel region of Africa. Failing rains and unpredictable weather patterns mean that even in fertile areas crops often fail. [read more]
The pain of economic and emotional trauma
08 December 11 | (1) Comment
Regional relevance: Tanzania
I was born about forty years ago, the first born of four sisters. Like any Tanzanian, I studied in government schools, from pre-school to high school, and later I joined a college. I was among the well-educated educated women of the time, so getting married to an educated man was no problem for me. [read more]
One village tells Africa's climate story
07 December 11
Regional relevance: Africa
As part of a team implementing a project on climate change adaption in the Lake Kyoga plains in Pallisa District, Eastern Uganda, I have seen first-hand how climate change affects agro-pastoral communities. For anyone who is doubtful, or who mistakenly still thinks that climate change is something to worry about in... [read more]
Abandoned with my children in a foreign land
06 December 11 | (1) Comment
Regional relevance: Africa
It has been four years since my husband abandoned me in this country without any source of income for food, shelter, clothing, or other needs for my three children and me. We had been married for ten years when he left without any warning. How can I ever trust another man, if a man who seemed to love and care for us... [read more]
