Insight / Right to Food and Agriculture
The world commended the recent deal with Russia and Ukraine brokered by Turkey and the UN to allow shipping 20 million tons of grain blocked in Ukraine through the Black Sea. The resumption of grain trade from Ukraine has decreased international prices while increasing grain availability for countries most in…
Insight / Right to Food and Agriculture
The world is experiencing the third global food crisis in 15 years. The impact of Russia’s invasion on Ukraine is exacerbating the effects of climate change, conflicts, and the Covid-19 pandemic on the poorest communities. The recent skyrocketing of food and fuel prices is a further signal that the current food…
Insight / Right to Food and Agriculture
Food prices have hit the highest point in a decade, and this may lead the world on the brink of a food crisis we are not prepared for or equipped to address. There are multiple drivers of the current food price spike, not least the Russian invasion of Ukraine putting…
Insight / Right to Food and Agriculture
By Ibrahima Coulibaly, President of the Network of Farmers’ Organizations and Smallholder Farmers in West Africa (ROPPA); Alberta Guerra, Senior Policy Analyst at ActionAid USA; and Esther Penunia, Secretary-General of the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) Across the world, between 720 and 811 million people go to…
Insight / Climate Justice / Right to Food and Agriculture
On Tuesday, November 2nd, President Biden spoke at COP 26 in Glasgow, Scotland, where he formally “launched” the Agricultural Innovation Mission (AIM) for Climate, which is supposed to “support research and innovation in climate-smart agriculture.” Along with the United Arab Emirates, the United States is “focused on increasing investment and…
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By Alberta Guerra, senior policy analyst at ActionAid USA, Catherine Gatundu, interim head of resilient livelihoods and climate justice at ActionAid International, and Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau, national campaigner at ActionAid USA The United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) is rapidly approaching. The event on 23 September will be convened by UN Secretary-General,…
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The Biden administration’s promises to re-engage the United States in global cooperation has brought some hope and optimism for many of us, as we deal with worsening global crises. However, despite our enthusiasm for opportunities to seriously address global problems, we are dismayed by the actions and agenda of the…
Insight / Politics & Economics
After four years of “America First” ultranationalism and xenophobia, ActionAid USA is excited to work with a new administration that cares about constructive engagement with the rest of the world. However, we also recognize that our country’s relationship with the rest of the world has always been fraught, well before…
Insight / Right to Food and Agriculture
With a second coronavirus wave on the horizon, the need for a coordinated, global response cannot be overstated. It’s critical that coronavirus response supports people most affected by food insecurity, including small-scale women farmers in African, Asian, and South American countries. Just as it has done for the past 75…
Insight / Right to Food and Agriculture
The COVID-19 crisis is a wake-up call for food security. Already stressed by climate disasters, conflicts, and pest outbreaks, the global food system is failing the world’s most vulnerable communities as they struggle to weather the pandemic. It’s time to re-orient the ways we produce and consume our food. We…
