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How Can We Empower Women In Agriculture To End Hunger?

Measuring the inclusion of women in the sector is key to creating well-targeted policies that will help farmers increase their yields and feed more hungry people If we&rsqu...

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Health

How Can We Empower Women In Agriculture To End Hunger?

Measuring the inclusion of women in the sector is key to creating well-targeted policies that will help farmers increase their yields and feed more hungry people If we??e g...

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Sustainable Development

APP incurs wrath of NGOs following death of local farmer

Paper giant Asia Pulp and Paper is facing heavy criticism from environmental groups after security guards hired by its subsidiary company allegedly murdered a 23-year old v...

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Sustainable Development

NEW RESOURCES HELP FOOD HUBS SUPPORT FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM) is pleased to announce the publication of a new resource, Using Food Hubs to Create Sustainable Farm to School P...

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Sustainable Development

India?s quiet women farmers slip into crisis

Millions of women have gone from being land owners and cultivators to becoming labourers over a decade. Slight and dark, Shyampati, 30, leaned against a house made fragile ...

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Sustainable Development

Governance challenges in water management and water use efficiency

An effective governance mechanism is of paramount importance for water management and water use efficiency. The issue of governance is multidimensional, encompassing social...

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Thought Factory

Lifting the Curtain on Mental Health

“Mental health and well-being are fundamental to our collective and individual ability as humans to think, emote, interact with each other, earn a living,...

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Festivals

Artiste Mamta Sen’s Pays Tribute To Poor Farmers Of Sawantwadi Through Her Painting Collection – The Wait

Artiste Mamta Sen (also journalist) showcased her painting collection ‘The Wait’ at Mumbai Art By Artists, Prince of Wales Museum, Coomarswamy ...

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Hollywood

Jennifer Lawrence and More 'Mockingjay' Stars Lend Support to Ebola PSA

The cast of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay is using their star power for a good cause in a new PSA for the Ebola Survival Fund. Actor Jeffrey Wright, who plays the brilliant ...

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Sustainable Development

Women in India Lift Themselves from Poverty through Self-Help

Women farmers in rural India are rising out of poverty and transforming their cultural position in society, in part because they have joined together in Self-Help Groups th...

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