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Posted on October 24, 2024
By Tracey Compton, Senior Media Communications Coordinator, Mercy Corps
February 2022, Baidoa, Somalia. Dhagan Aclan Aalan holds one of her last surviving goats, in front of her family’s temporary shelter. They are staying at an IDP camp among the scrub brush outside Baidoa. Farmers are watching crops die, leaving nothing to sell or eat. Grazing land has dried up, leaving pastoralists without food or water to feed their livestock herds. As people are forced to migrate and resources are scarce, conflict is likely to increase, further disrupting food systems. Photo: Ezra Millstein/Mercy Corps
October 2024
Mercy Corps is adding a critical perspective to the livestock emissions debate, emphasizing the potential benefits of pastoralists, or those who move herds across land, in drylands and opening a pathway toward food security previously often overlooked by dominant climate narratives.
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Posted on October 24, 2024
By Joe Dutra, Opportunity International
Woman smallholder farmer admiring her pepper crop. Photo: Opportunity International
Smallholder farmers are responsible for producing one-third of the world’s food supply and nearly 80% of the food in low- and middle-income countries. They are also among the most vulnerable populations, as agriculture remains the primary livelihood for millions living in extreme poverty. Opportunity International believes that through targeted financial solutions, training, and support, smallholder farmers can increase their productivity, income, and resilience, ultimately building thriving rural communities. Our goal is clear: help farmers grow more and earn more.
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Posted on October 23, 2024
By Ina Lee, Communications Director, Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation
A child suffering from severe malnutrition. Photo: YRRF
Yemen is at the epicenter of one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises, where years of conflict, economic devastation, and climate extremes have left millions without reliable access to food. Today, over 17 million Yemenis – more than half the population – don’t know when they will eat their next meal. The Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation (YRRF) is at the forefront of addressing this crisis, committed to providing life-saving nutrition and medical support to Yemen’s most vulnerable: its children.
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