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| About 70% of the world’s poorest
reside in the rural areas of developing nations and - as you can
surmise from the inset below - my passion is the interface between
human development and food. |
 1 in 7 of us on this planet
can't get enough food to
remain alive.
Shockingly, there is enough food
to feed everyone, and still...
A child dies every 3
seconds because of hunger
or food related illness.
This devastating reality is simply
unconscionable.
We have the ability to
make a difference.
(Read More on This...)
This site is dedicated to practical information about sustainable
development as a means to resolve poverty and hunger, particularly in
the poorest areas.
It includes both conventional approaches such as supply chain
development and also innovations such as sustainability standards,
Geographical Indications, and applied impact assessment.
It is true that applying sound business methods that enable
competitive participation in trade fosters development more
effectively than any form of aid. Yet, it is also necessary to advance
local institutions and community capacity in order to help the poor to
fulfill basic human needs and to achieve sustainability at the most
critical level: locally.
The balance between local empowerment and global trade is my
profession and part of my commitment to the idea that hunger and
abject poverty are not inevitable.
I hope you will find the information on this site useful,
After the Harvest: Fighting Hunger in the Coffeelands
In a recent survey of small-scale coffee farmers in Mexico,
Guatemala, and Nicaragua, over 67% indicated they were unable to
maintain their normal diet for 3-8 months of the year. These are
"Los Meses Flacos," or the thin months, when families make ends
meet by eating less, eating less expensive foods, or borrowing
against their future earnings from coffee. While incredibly
complex, recent work suggests it is not unsolvable.
"After the Harvest: Fighting Hunger in the Coffeelands" is a film
that brings the day-to-day challenges of the thin months to life
in the voices of coffee farmers themselves, and shares the
successes of creative projects that have been established to
eliminate this annual period of food insecurity.
You can view this 20-minute film at:
aftertheharvestorg.blogspot.com
Introduced by Daniele Giovannucci at the 2011 SCAA Symposium in
Houston
Narrated by Susan Sarandon |
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generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly |
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