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The AJWS community has a lot to say about what's happening in the world. Read our insights about the struggle for justice and human rights around the globe — and meet the activists on the frontlines of the fight to build a better world.

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The Global Outlook on Food Security, a Female Farmer in Pakistan and Beverly Bell on Food Justice for Haiti – Weekly Link Round-Up

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization shares its global outlook on food security [Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN] NextBillion offers a private sector approach to malnutrition in BoP markets [NextBillion] A female farmer in Pakistan curbs the hunger cycle with food aid [World Food Programme] Beverly Bell discusses food sovereignty and land reform in …

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On the Ground in Haiti with Ian Schwab

Late last week, NPR released a heart-wrenching report about how foreign aid is hurting rice farmers in Haiti. And this past Tuesday, another NPR report revealed how Haiti’s rice market is a mess and how farmers’ children are going hungry. Since the earthquake, free rice from foreign aid groups has made it harder for Haitian …

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Water, Water Everywhere, But No Rights Or Access For Haiti

Late last week, Dan Smith explained the most important impending crisis worldwide: the global competition for fresh water. The piece is a response to the Foreign Policy Center paper, “Tackling the World Water Crisis.” Water is our planet’s most essential resource—we depend on it for our health, agriculture, industry and infrastructure. A shortage, excess and/or …

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From Guatemalan Potato Moths to Thailand's Struggling Rice Crops – Weekly Link Round-Up

Helpful potato moths benefit Guatemalan farmers [Change.org] In Niger, children struggle to reach feeding programs [IRIN] In the aftermath of the tropical storm, Guatemala’s food crisis worsens [AlertNet] Urban farms aren’t just for yuppies [Civil Eats] Doctors Without Borders launches “Starved for Attention” – a global multimedia campaign on childhood malnutrition [Doctors Without Borders] Drought …

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Farming Can Save Haiti if Congress Acts Now

“If $1 billion of the $11 billion pledged by international donors was put toward agriculture, the world could watch Haiti not only feed itself, but export billions,” said Haiti’s presidential candidate Charles Henri Baker in the Montreal Gazette’s feature “Can Farming Save Haiti?.” A future in which Haiti is not only self-sufficient, but is exporting …

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