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UN Rapporteur Gives Canada a Wakeup Call
The UN Special Rapporteur on Food Security, Olivier de Schutter, has ended his 11-day mission to Canada with a controversial report on Canada’s food system. Read More…
The Elephant in the World Food Room
The debate about how to feed the world so often gets stuck in arguments and counter arguments about organic vs. conventional agriculture, defined in terms of which can produce more. It obscures an important fact: we already grow enough food to feed the world’s rising population, but we still have millions of hungry people. Why? Read More…
Bill Gates and the Hunger Game
“When Bill Gates speaks, the world tends to listen,” says Eric Reguly of the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business Magazine. But when it comes to agriculture, especially smallholder farmers in developing countries, Reguly suggests it’s Bill who needs to do some listening. This ROB article is definitely worth the read.
What a Difference a Decade Makes!
Former USC employee Friederike Knabe decided to visit Mali in December – 15 years after her last visit – to see how work was progressing. She brought back some fantastic before-and-after success stories that she has graciously offered to share. Read about her visit to a school arboretum and the awe-inspiring forest that awaited her.
Mali Turmoil Affects USC Programming
We’re continuing to look into how we might sustain operations in Douentza, Mali in the wake of both a military coup in the Capital, Bamako, and a Touareg separatist group offensive in the north of the country. We’re hopeful the political situation will be sorted in the coming weeks, but the situation in the North is complex and a quick resolution seems less likely. Read More about the impact on our work with farmers…