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Originally posted on the Pursue blog. It was 6:20 p.m. on Tuesday night and already a line had formed outside the Local: Mission Eatery, the four month old restaurant founded by Yaron Milgrom-Elcott. Dinner wasn’t served on this chilly summer evening. Instead guests were sampling a chilled avocado soup, bread, olive oil, almonds, and tangy deviled …
The headline of Sunday’s front page New York Times article reads, “India Asks, Should Food Be a Right for the Poor?” Of course it should. The article recounts the sobering fate of India’s countless citizens who, after enduring extreme starvation and malnutrition, have fallen through the country’s social safety net. An excerpt from the article: …
An in-depth look at the future of sustainable agriculture [Nature News] Where are the NGOs working in Haiti and what are they doing: an interactive map [InterAction]
A discussion on whether the free market can deliver food security – Free Market and Food Security [Psychology Today] Coverage of the congressional hearing on empowering the Haitian public sector and grassroots community [Boston Globe] Report on draught and food shortage in Niger [Democracy Now] EU pushes democracy in exchange for development aid to Niger …
Unless Haitian farmers and other small business-owners have the opportunity to generate revenue and create jobs, the recovery from last January’s catastrophic earthquake will continue to flounder. The Haiti Empowerment, Assistance and Rebuilding (HEAR) Act, sponsored in the Senate by John Kerry (D-MA) and Bob Corker (R-TN), will help ensure that America’s aid to Haiti …
