Ima Keithel: A Symbol of Women’s Empowerment in Manipur

by Urmila Chanam -India- While the rest of India is fighting for respect and dignity of women, ‘Ima Keithel’ the all women market in Manipur symbolizes women’s empowerment. In this northeastern extreme of India, women enjoy a unique status in...

Posted by Urmila Chanam on October 8, 2012 1:38 PM

With No Money, Kenyan Farmers Find Way to Feed Hungry

by Rachel Muthoni -Kenya- When they hear cries of their fellow countrymen hit by acute food shortage, Kenyan peasant farmers in more productive areas have no money to donate. While they may feel the need and the wish to feed...

Posted by Rachel Muthoni on January 9, 2012 11:18 AM

Farmageddon Director Kristin Canty on Saving America’s Farms

by Jessica Mosby -USA- For almost a year I have been experiencing insufferable allergies. Many doctors’ appointments and medications later, I still wake up in the morning with my skin inflamed and my eyes swollen shut. By the time I...

Posted by Jessica Mosby on October 27, 2011 12:01 AM

Producing Fresh, Sustainable Foods on Allotments in the U.K.

by Alice Alech -France- The British have discovered an uplifting, social, healthy way to promote sustainability - care for the environment by growing their own fruits and vegetables while at the same time interacting with fellow gardeners. Allotments, or small...

Posted by Alice Alech on May 20, 2010 12:01 AM

Kashmir's Private Industry Offers Solutions Where Government Falls Short

by Afsaana Rashid - Indian-administered Kashmir - With soaring unemployment and a private sector still in troubled infancy, for the last few decades, government has provided the bulk of Kashmir’s jobs. Yet today this may be changing; on the heels...

Posted by Afsana Rashid on April 8, 2009 12:00 AM