agriculture

Women, society and the summit

Posted by Mairi MacRae in Concern Blog | 16 November 2009 | 1 comment
World summit on food security logo

It has been an interesting two days at the Civil Society Organisations Forum. This is running parallel to the World Summit on Food Security 2009 in Rome.

Settling into Cambodia

Posted by Stewart Gee in Concern Blog | 10 November 2009 | 0 comments

After a long break, and a brief sojourn into the world of greenhouse sales, I feel I am finally back where I belong, working for Concern.

Climate change and Tanzania

Posted by Isla Gilmore in Concern Blog | 5 November 2009 | 0 comments
COP15 United Nations Conference logo

Unless you’re a devoted environmentalist it can be confusing keeping up with all the forums, summits and conferences dedicated to the reduction of climate change.

At the Coalface of Climate Change

Posted by Caroline Hickson in Concern Blog | 3 November 2009 | 1 comment
Airfield Farm, Dublin, farm manager Eamon and Kenny

Recently I was privileged to spend a few days in the company of a remarkable man. I first met Kenny Matampash in Kenya in May. A member of the pastoralist Maasai people, he runs a local NGO – Neighbours Initiative Alliance – that provides support to his fellow Maasai.

Searching for water

Posted by Louise Finan in Louise in Africa | 23 July 2009 | 0 comments

I had always assumed that traveling through a desert would be hot, dusty and disorientating. Last week I found out that yes, all of the above is true.

Concern CEO meets Tanzanian ministers

19 June 2009

Tom Arnold, Concern Worldwide’s CEO, recently visited the Tanzanian prime minister

Action reaps rewards

Posted by Louise Finan in Louise in Africa | 25 May 2009 | 0 comments

Action Mutenheri is a Zimbabwean farmer who was helped by Concern. Now he’s harvesting more crops than ever before.

A critical look at DFID's agriculture policy

10 December 2008

Concern Worldwide has today released a short report critiquing the Department for International Development's (DFID) current policy for prioritising economic growth over tackling hunger. This report coincides with DFID's internal review of its 2005 agriculture policy.

Success for the Unheard Voices campaign

Posted by Niall O Murchu in Concern Blog | 3 December 2008 | 0 comments

Thanks to your pressure over the past year, the Department for International Development agreed to an internal review of its agriculture policy.

Show your concern and fast

Posted by Niall O Murchu in Concern Blog | 26 November 2008 | 1 comment

Dublin city was covered in red scarves this morning telling Ilo’s story a Kenyan farmer who wraps a red scarf around her skinny body.

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