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Five Companies Who Are Helping to Reduce Hunger

By Danielle Nierenberg on February 11, 2012 in Europe, Featured, Netherlands, North America, Photos, USA

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You’re probably familiar with PepsiCo’s bubbly beverages and crunchy snacks, but did you know that the famous food company is also working to improve crop yields in Ethiopia? Many for-profit enterprises have added a nonprofit...

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Summer Birds in Southern Africa

By James Hobson on February 6, 2012 in Africa, Featured, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa

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Below's summer birds is the courtesy of the photographic talent of Ranger James Hobson. In particular the images below take a look at some of the more colorful, migratory Summer birds that frequent southern Africa...

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Listening to Farmers’ Voices: An Interview with Eugenio Tisselli Vélez

By Danielle Nierenberg on February 6, 2012 in Africa, East Africa, Photos, Tanzania

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Sauti ya wakulima (“Voice of the Farmers”) is a collaborative, multimedia database that brings together the knowledge and experience of farmers in the Bagamoyo District in Tanzania. The project was started in March 2011, and...

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Gossip and Tech Buzz: What People Are Talking about Online This Week

By Kathy Drasky on February 4, 2012 in North America, Photos, USA

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Never underestimate the power of online backlash. That's what the Susan G. Komen breast cancer charity learned the hard way this week. After announcing on Tuesday morning that they would rescind grant funding to Planned...

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Exhibitors From 50 Countries at The Winter Fancy Food Show

By Renee Blodgett on January 27, 2012 in Africa, Asia, California, Canada, Central Asia, China, Europe, Events, Featured, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mallorca/Ibiza, Mexico, Midwest, New Jersey, New York, North America, Orange County, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, Sicily, Southeast Asia, Spain, Tuscany/Umbria, USA, Vancouver, Wisconsin

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Recently I attended the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco, however it hosted a number of vendors well beyond the world of food in the BayArea. Global in attendance, vendors showed up to tout...

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Gossip and Tech Buzz: What People Are Talking about Online This Week

By Kathy Drasky on January 20, 2012 in Europe, North America, Photos, USA

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There was only really one story this week - wasn't there? SOPA - and how to stop it. The Stop Online Piracy Act and its bastard cousin PIPA (Protect IP Act) sound like something we...

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Youth Deserve Gold Medals for Sustainability

By Danielle Nierenberg on January 15, 2012 in Africa, Asia, East Africa, North Africa, Photos, Southern Africa, West Africa, Western Sahara

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Over 1,000 young athletes from 70 nations will compete in the first ever Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria. Not only will they compete for coveted medals, they will cooperate in various hands-on workshops...

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2012 Citywatch: Revolting Food Trends

By Danielle Nierenberg on January 15, 2012 in Africa, Asia, Europe, Featured, North America, Photos, USA

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Four uprisings of global significance surprised the world in 2011, and the spirit of all four will surprise those who manage the food system in 2012—which leads to my choice of year-end and year-beginning  indicators...

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