Many farmers in the Pacific have long used organic farming methods, but without official certification, they are unable to sell their produce as organic on the global market. With Oxfam’s help, Farm Support Association (FSA) in Vanuatu is enabling more growers to enter the lucrative global market in organics, which provides them with a much better price for their produce and the chance to improve life for themselves and their families. FSA is currently working with small-scale farmers growing vanilla, ginger and other spices.
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Sluggish donor response to Pakistan floods is another disaster in the making
Oxfam has expressed alarm over the floods in Sindh and Balochistan provinces, as only US$1.30 has been committed per person by international donors in the first 10 days of the UN appeal as opposed to US$3.20 committed in the same period during last year’s floods.
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Ten years of Eastern Highlands Family Voice
Eastern Highlands Family Voice (EHFV) has been working with those affected by family violence in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea for the last ten years. This report by EHFV and Oxfam looks at its case histories over the last three years, to help build a profile of who uses their services and why. The information will help identify what information and support is needed by clients, so that EHFV can improve and better target their counselling services.
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Land and Power: The growing scandal surrounding the new wave of investments in land
The new wave of land deals is not the new investment in agriculture that millions had been waiting for. The poorest people are being hardest hit as competition for land intensifies. Oxfam’s research has revealed that residents regularly lose out to local elites and domestic or foreign investors because they lack the power to claim their rights effectively and to defend and advance their interests. Companies and governments must take urgent steps to improve land rights outcomes for people living in poverty. Power relations between investors and local communities must also change if investment is to contribute to rather than undermine the food security and livelihoods of local communities.
Oxfam warns land grabs are forcing thousands into greater poverty
A major new report from Oxfam highlights the growing pace of large-scale land deals abroad, often brokered at the expense of poor communities that lose homes and livelihoods – sometimes violently – with no prior consultation, compensation or means of appeal.
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Yemen: Fragile lives in hungry times
Widespread hunger and chronic malnutrition have taken hold in Yemen. A protracted political stalemate over much of the past six months has left the government in paralysis, prompting a fuel crisis that has brought the economy to the verge of collapse. A recent study by Oxfam found many communities to be on the brink of disaster. In other parts of the country the United Nations has found that some vulnerable communities are now facing critical levels of malnutrition.
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