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Lebanon is facing a major food crisis. Struck by an unprecedented economic meltdown, nationwide protests, and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, more than 3.7 million people in the small Middle Eastern nation, which …
How the Lebanese Diaspora Is Mobilizing Against Food Insecurity at Home Read More
Out of the 20 largest economies in the world, only two—India and Indonesia—have diets that stay within the planetary boundaries for climate, the limits for what the Earth can support. …
The ‘food prints’ of the world’s major economies illustrate our unsustainable food system Read More
As states reopen for business, the coronavirus is exploding among America’s 2.5 million farmworkers, imperiling efforts to contain the spread of the disease and keep food on the shelves just as …
Undocumented Farmworkers Are Refusing COVID Tests for Fear of Losing Their Jobs Read More
As Europe’s climate shifts in the coming decades, some regions will find it increasingly difficult to sustain traditional crops. But with new varieties and strategies, some farmers are planting with …
In Europe, climate change brings new crops, new ideas Read MoreLong before a global pandemic swept across her cloistered corner of the Navajo Nation, Cynthia Wilson knew the pains many families took to secure and store food. The multigenerational home she shares …
As the coronavirus pandemic strains supplies, Native Americans build food sovereignty Read MoreEmployers claim to have enforced social distancing norms. Workers point to large gatherings at several points in the production process. While industries across the country remained shut because of the …
Hunger drives India’s tea garden employees back to work despite Covid-19 fears Read MoreSmall farms are seeing an avalanche of sudden growth, and trying to ramp up to meet it. The CSA (community-supported agriculture) model—where an upfront membership fee gets you a weekly …
Community-supported agriculture is thriving during the pandemic Read More
Seasonal workers from Romania were flown into the United Kingdom on a special charter flight on Thursday evening to help fill a huge shortage of workers to pick fruits and vegetables on the …
Eastern Europeans flown in for ‘vital’ jobs on UK, German farms Read More
A combination of government edicts, broken promises and climate change has driven Malian villagers away from their collective livelihoods and traditions to bring prosperity for the few, not for the …
All for One Read More
Is small holding the future of farming? Nick Meynen reports from Flanders’ field. There’s a fast-spreading farming model that gives farmers hope, spares soils and cures our climate. Belgium farmer, …
The lie of the land Read More