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Re: [Livingontheland] this from Danielle Nierenberg Co-Founder, Food Tank www.FoodTank.org
- From: henry walden <henrywalden@lycos.com>
- To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] this from Danielle Nierenberg Co-Founder, Food Tank www.FoodTank.org
- Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 05:38:38 +0000 (UTC)
There ain't but one word to describe this, "wow"! Feb 7, 2013 04:08:47 PM, livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org wrote: >Dear Paul, > >I just want to say THANK YOU! Less than a month ago Ellen Gustafson and >I launched Food Tank: The Food Think Tank (www.FoodTank.org) and the >response is absolutely overwhelming! Already more than 10,000 (!!!) food >and agricultural advocates have connected with us on our Facebook. And >every day we are posting exclusive content on Facebook >(http://www.facebook.com/TheFoodTank) that you can 't find anywhere >else---will you please connect with us right now by clicking HERE >(http://www.facebook.com/TheFoodTank)? > >This week â € ™s newsletter highlights the role of women farmers in global >food production. > >More than 30 percent of U.S. farm operators are women and operate 14 >percent of the nation â € ™s 2.2 million farms, according to the U.S. >Department of Agriculture. And the U.N. Food and Agriculture >Organization (FAO) reports that women comprise an average 43 percent of >the agricultural labor force in developing countries. In some countries, >particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, women can make up to 80 percent of >farm workers. > >Women are running more farms and ranches, operating more land, and >producing a greater value of agricultural products than ever before. > >In the United States, the female farming movement has grown >dramatically just in the past five years â € “ with a 30 percent increase >in women farm operators from 2007 to 2012. The book Farmer Jane >(http://www.farmerjane.org/) discusses how more women-run farms is >changing the way America eats and tells the stories of 30 exceptional >women who are passionate advocates for sustainable food and farming. And >the Women, Food, and Agriculture Network (WFAN) >(http://www.wfan.org/Women,_Food_and_Agriculture_Network_Home.html) is >connecting women farmers, ranchers, landowners, students, and activists >to one another about sustainable agriculture practices. > >But in developing countries, women farmers need more investment to >overcome the agricultural gender gap that hinders their productivity. >Women farmers typically achieve yields that are 20-30 percent lower than >men, according to the FAO. Studies suggest, however, that women could >achieve the same yields as men if given equal access to resources, >including access to inputs, land, and credit and loans. Bridging this >gender yield gap and increasing women farmers â € ™ production could reduce >the number of undernourished people in the world by 12-17 percent. > >Fortunately, there are organizations around the world that are >empowering women with the tools they need to succeed. This year, I â € ™ll >be serving on the Advisory Board for the 3rd Annual Women Deliver >conference >(http://www.cvent.com/events/women-deliver-2013-conference-registration/event-summary-ccfb71484fb4492da451fabcc2679863.aspx) >which brings together more than 5,000 participants from Ministries of >Health, Parliaments, leading civil society organizations, and global >companies to inspire and promote investment in women around the world. >And in India, the Self Employed Women â € ™s Association (SEWA) >(http://www.sewa.org/), a member-based trade union, is supporting 1.3 >million women farmers and entrepreneurs through its nationwide network >of cooperatives, thousands of self-help groups, banks, and training >centers. > >Empowering and investing in women farmers can significantly increase >their productivity, reduce hunger and malnutrition and improve their >livelihoods. > >What initiatives do you know of that support women in agriculture? How >do you think can we increase investment in female farmers around the >world? > > >All the Best, > >Danielle Nierenberg >Co-Founder, Food Tank >www.FoodTank.org > >Here are some highlights from the week: (http://www.FoodTank.org) > >Are Earth Markets the New Farmers â € ™ Markets? >LINK: >http://foodtank.org/news/are-earth-markets-the-new-farmers-markets >Slow Food International 's Earth Markets are made up of smallholder and >artisan farmers who are committed to charging reasonable prices for >their products and engaging in fair labor treatment practices. > >Who is at fault for the health conditions brought on by fast food? >LINK: >http://foodtank.org/news/justice-for-big-foods-victims-three-major-fast-food-lawsuits-in-the-past-de >In 2002, Caesar Barber filed a landmark lawsuit against McDonald â € ™s, >Burger King, Wendy â € ™s, and Kentucky Fried Chicken, seeking damages for >the medical conditions brought on by consuming these corporations â € ™ >products. The lawsuit was the first of its kind, but not the last. > >Raising the Steaks: The High (and Rising) Costs of Meat >LINK: >http://foodtank.org/news/raising-the-steaks-the-high-and-rising-costs-of-meat >The price of meat, particularly beef, will increase dramatically in the >United States during 2013. These price spikes will likely affect not >only what people eat at home, but, eventually, how meat is produced. > >Weekly Recommended Reading: Foodopoly by Wenonah Hauter >LINK: http://www.foodopoly.org/about/ >Review provided by Civil Eats (http://www.CivilEats.org) : Foodopoly >(http://www.foodopoly.org/) by Wenonah Hauter of Food and Water Watch >(http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/) is a fine contribution to the >growing literature about our ailing food system. The book does a >particularly good job of detailing both the methods and implications of >the corporate takeover of food. From familiar ground such as the obesity >epidemic and junk-food advertising, to the lesser-known yet important >terrain of corporate supply chains and a largest-takes-all food >infrastructure, Hauter provides bountiful evidence to buttress her deep >working knowledge of the food system. > >VIDEO: The Edible City >LINK: http://foodtank.org/news/video-the-edible-city >With more than half of the world â € ™s population living in cities, the >American Society of Landscape Architects demonstrates in this video what >the future of urban agriculture could look like and how to create edible >cities. > >Food Hero Series: Baldemar Velasquez, Father of Farm Workers >LINK: >http://foodtank.org/news/food-hero-series-baldemar-velasquez-father-of-farm-workers) >Baldemar Velasquez is the President of the Farm Labor Organizing >Committee. One of his greatest achievements is that farm workers have >been given a direct voice in their working conditions and how to >safeguard their rights. > >http://us5.forward-to-friend1.com/forward?u=af81786f650f3d9a402f0309e&id=ccc5f115eb&e=f1a80b99a4 > >https://www.facebook.com/TheFoodTank > >_______________________________________________ >Livingontheland mailing list >Livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org >http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/livingontheland > |
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