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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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Posted on October 22, 2024
By Sylvester Michael Modhu and Amanda Erne, World Concern
By 2050, Bangladesh is expected to lose 17% of its land surface and 30% of its food production to climate-change-driven sea level rise and coastal erosion.[1] This prediction would be concerning anywhere, but in the world’s eighth most populated country, densely packed with 172+million people, the impacts of such a change are hard to fathom
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