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Meet The Iraqi Who Started His Country’s Only Environmental Organization

Co.EXIST
April 20th, 2013

Azzam Alwash returned to Iraq determined to reverse the environmental degradation that occurred in the country’s marshes from years of neglect, violence, and conflict. The revival of these marshes will not only help the land, but also aid irrigation efforts and farm production.

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Pakistan’s Rural Poor On Path To Post-Carbon Prosperity

OurWorld 2.0
December 23rd, 2012

An international security expert lays out a sustainable model of economic model of economic empowerment connected to local needs instead of on narrow corporate interests.

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Farmers, Workers, Consumers, Unite! New Visions in Food Justice

YES! Magazine Yobo Member
October 22nd, 2012

How do we make sure that our food contributes to the health of our communities and ecosystems?

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Stop Screen Gazing and Go Visit a Farm

good.is
September 21st, 2012

Most of us are profoundly disconnected from food production—the lettuce, pickles, and ground beef we eat everyday arrive on conveyor belts of anonymity and abstraction.

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Six solutions to lifting the world’s farm workers out of poverty

Christian Science Monitor
September 8th, 2012

Agriculture employs more than one billion people worldwide – about 34 percent of global workers – making it the second-largest source of employment globally. Yet agricultural workers remain one of the most marginalized, oppressed, and exploited groups in the world.

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Zimbabwe’s Farmers Dig In To Capture A Deluge

AlertNet
April 11th, 2013

Heavy rains in Zimbabwe first presented a challenge to farmers, but innovation has allowed communities to thrive and grow crops more successfully.

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Bhutan Aims to be First 100% Organic Nation

Health Freedom Alliance
November 3rd, 2012

The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, famed for seeking “happiness” for its citizens, is aiming to become the first nation in the world to turn its home-grown food and farmers 100 percent organic.

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Hopeful Harvest: Food and Agriculture as a Foundation for Peace in Northern Afghanistan

The Solutions Journal
September 26th, 2012

Though the country of Afghanistan as a whole meets many criteria as a “failed state,” local livelihoods, like those in the Northern Badakhshan region, are often vibrant and successful.

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North American Cities Produce Bumper Crop of Urban Agriculture Studies

SPUR
September 11th, 2012

There may be a drought in much of North America, but this summer has produced a bumper crop of reports on urban agriculture in cities across the continent. Nonprofit groups in New York, Toronto and Boston have recently published studies examining what their cities can do at the policy level to support city gardeners and farmers.

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