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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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Techno-Agriculture for Poverty Alleviation in Senegal, the G8 Food Security Program, Winners of the World Food Prize and More – Weekly Link Round-Up

UCLA Law Professor Jonathan Zasloff discusses the success of Techno-Agriculture for Poverty Alleviation (TIPA) in Senegal [Legal Planet] G8 food security program can make or break PM Harper’s child and maternal health plan [AlertNet] Faces & Visions of the Food Movement: Jennifer Curtis [Civil Eats] Secretary Clinton announces the winners of the annual World Food …

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Zimbabwean Farmers are Breaking the Cycle of Aid

A piece recently published in Newsday—a Zimbabwean newspaper—poignantly expresses what we’ve been discussing a lot lately, particularly with regard to sustainable agriculture in Haiti: that food aid alone does not alleviate poverty. Though Zimbabwe has been plagued with food insecurity for quite some time, this year most farmers in northern Zimbabwe produced a bumper harvest of maize, while …

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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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