Video Dispatches from Rio+20
Continuing our reports from the UN Rio +20 sustainable development summit last week… Dr. Miguel Altieri, Professor of Agroecology at the University of California, Berkeley, in the Department of...
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Building a Life of Dignity in Brazil with Agroecology
Alison Cohen is WhyHunger’s Senior Director of Programs. This post originally appeared on Care2. Sueli and her chickens, nearly ready to distribute to other families in her base group. “A dignified...
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5 Things You Need To Know About Climate Change and our Food System
By Saulo Araújo, WhyHunger’s Global Movements Program Director. This post originally appeared on Care2. From the early images of a melting Arctic to the recent ICCP report, even those last hold outs...
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Food Justice Voices: Agroecological Approaches to Poverty, Migration and...
At the U.S.-Mexico border, surveillance cameras and military check-points are part of everyday life for those that reside in the surrounding communities. In the borderlands, many workers and their...
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A Lesson in Food Sovereignty: Women Lead the Way in Kuna Yala
Our hostel on the island of Corazón de Jesús in Kuna Yala. We woke up early with the sun. The rain storm from the night before that had startled us at first with its ferocity, then lulled us back to...
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WhyHunger Launches New Agroecology Publication
WhyHunger is proud to release its first agroecology publication, “Agroecology: Putting Food Sovereignty into Action.” Agroecology is an agricultural method based on the traditional knowledge of those...
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Farmworkers Lead the Way on People’s Agroecology in the U.S.
They work hard harvesting citrus, ferns and broccoli to put food on the table, in working conditions that are often inhumane –with limited access to water, no breaks and exposure to harmful pesticides....
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Join Us in Celebrating the International Day of Peasant Struggle
You are invited to join WhyHunger, The Point and the NYC Community Garden Coalition (NYC CGC) for our event on Friday, April 17th from 5:30-7:00pm to celebrate the International Day of Peasant Struggle...
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Mali Hosts the International Forum on Agroecology
Earlier this year, the National Coordination of Peasant Organizations (CNOP) – Mali hosted 300 delegates for the International Forum on Agroecology in Nyeleni. WhyHunger was among the supporters and...
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