With nearly four-fifths of rural Zambians living in poverty and 40 percent of children—more than one million—suffering stunted growth from malnutrition, Zambia has become one of Africa’s most impoverished countries.
Seeds of Climate Resilience in Mozambique
U.S. President Donald Trump may still deny the harsh realities of climate change, but no one in southern Mozambique has any doubts. They don’t have much food either.
Securing Land Rights in Zambia
Traditional leaders are seeking to construct a middle ground in a battle over Zambia’s new land policy, one that rejects efforts to privatize customary land through formal titling but improves tenure security by granting villagers traditional landholding certificates.
Far-Reaching Impacts from Large-Scale Agriculture Projects in Mozambique
A new report on Mozambique and Zambia shows even smaller, less egregious land acquisitions are undermining food security in some of the world’s hungriest countries.
Land Grab Update: Mozambique, Africa Still in the Crosshairs
Food Tank spoke with JoAnne Berkenkamp, a Senior Advocate in the Food & Agriculture Program at the NRDC, about the problem of food waste.
Seed Sovereignty and Climate Adaptation in Malawi
Malawian farmers oppose provisions in the government’s seed policy that would threaten their livelihoods and popular seed varieties.
Looking for Food in All the Wrong Places
Farmers in Mozambique are finding creative ways to work together and overcome drought.
Defending the Right to Food at the World Trade Organization
Trade ministers from around the world are concluding a contentious week of negotiations in Nairobi, Kenya under the WTO’s Doha Development Round.
The GM Labeling Law to End All Labeling Laws
Timothy Wise of Tufts University gives an update on the GMO debate.
History Repeats as Farce: Giving Away Land Without Consultation in Mozambique
The Mozambique Council of Ministers is considering a massive project along the Lurio River in northern Mozambique without consulting the local people.
World Health Organization: GM-Crop Herbicide a Probable Carcinogen
The World Health Organization (WHO) concluded that glyphosate, the herbicide in Monsanto’s Roundup weed-killer, is probably carcinogenic to humans.
The War on Genetically-Modified-Food Critics: Et tu, National Geographic?
The consensus on the safety of GM food is perfectly clear: there is no consensus.
What Happened to the Biggest Land Grab in Africa? Searching for ProSavana in Mozambique
Timothy A. Wise writes about his trip to Mozambique and the failures of the ProSavana project in the Nacala Corridor of Mozambique.
Mexico and Monsanto: Taking Precaution in the Face of Genetic Contamination
Studies have found the presence of transgenes in native maize in nearly half of Mexico’s states.
