agriculture

Women, society and the summit

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

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

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

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

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

Action reaps rewards

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

Success for the Unheard Voices campaign

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

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.