http://uk.oneworld.net/article/archive/1921 en_GB_uk http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163083/1/1921 New world hunger figures out today are a "shameful blot" on G8 countries, whose inaction is causing hunger to spiral out of control, says a development group. + World hunger hits historic high, says UN http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85384 Owen Barder quotes figures from Ethiopia to add pressure on the US to abandon its policy that food aid should be sourced from its own farmers. Owen Abroad http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85362 Owen Barder justifies his flying habit by offsetting the emissions against his "no meat, no car" lifestyle. Living in Ethiopia adds to his dilemmas. Owen Abroad http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/162649/1/1921 Climate change adaptation plans in developing countries often appear very similar to conventional development programmes. Could this become a source of confusion for donors? http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85160 The former president of IFAD challenges the dogma of economies of scale in his belief in the potential of small farms in developing countries to double or triple their productivity. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85158 I'm trying to keep an open mind on the potential role of GM technology in global food security. This case study of corporate pressure on small farmers in South Africa illustrates how not to go about it. from IPS http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84874 A clearly argued case for the right to food, based on human rights obligations, (pdf file) from Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84806 Remember the food crisis? Jayati Ghosh in the Guardian traces events since last summer and warns that nothing has changed other than the fickle priorities of the media. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/161806/1/1921 Rich governments are investing unimaginable sums to stimulate their own economies. These sums could have ended global hunger years ago. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/161780/1/1921 The food and financial crises have wiped out nearly 20 years of progress on reducing hunger, warns a leading development group, reacting to new UN figures show the number of hungry has risen to 963 million. + Number of hungry people rises to 963 million http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/161582/1/1921 I discover that peasant farmers in 19th century found themselves defending the benefit of small farms to the UK rural economy. A worthless family heirloom contains a goldmine for food sovereignty campaigners. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160440/1/1921 UN Security Council needs to discuss the current global food crisis and take corrective measures before the situation goes out of hand. Experts feel that the UN body must recognise that war and civil strife cannot be prevented without addressing social and economic conditions. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160391/1/1921 Soaring prices of food items are making it difficult for poor countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. Any long-term planning has to focus on MDGs and cross-sectoral linkages with adequate budgets if governments wish to tide over the present crisis, says Salil Shetty, Director of the UN Millennium Campaign. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160362/1/1921 Hot weather and lack of safe drinking water have led to a severe spate in diarrohea cases in Bangladesh. According to health experts, poverty, rising food prices and low levels of awareness on sanitation are driving people to eat cheap contaminated food. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160361/1/1921 The devastating Cyclone Nargis that struck Myanmar early Saturday has claimed 350 lives, as death tolls mount. While aid operations were restricted by the military junta in the outskirts of capital Yangon, the state media announced the country will go ahead with the constitutional referendum on May 10.