Stories

In Oromo culture, the sounds of weddings and celebrations often conjure memories of spiced cheese and savoury flatbread. A favourite for many, especially those who enjoy traditional food, Coorossaa is eaten at lunch or dinner as a main meal, but often served with milk, coffee, or tea. This recipe, while requiring sometime investment, serves a savoury flatbread that can be eaten on its own, or alongside other spreads.

Jacinto and Catarina are passionate about transforming their community and work together in a true partnership toward that end.

Organic farming in Ethiopia rescues a failing family farm and feeds a community.

Immaculée is the mother in a female-headed household and a farmer. She provides for her four children through farming and livestock. This is her testimony.

Hambisa is married with three sons and one daughter. To make a living, he farmed as well as collected and sold firewood, but it wasn’t sufficient to support his family. Hambisa struggled to make his land productive. Land degradation and high soil acidity prevented most farmers like him in Sasiga from growing enough food

Jean farms for a living, but it isn’t easy. The soil in the Rwandan community of Ruhindage is acidic and the hilly landscape causes crops to wash away when it rains, making farming an unpredictable (and often unproductive) livelihood.

When María’s husband unexpectedly passed away, she and her daughters, Yamilin (6) and Ana (3), moved back in with her aging mother and two sisters.

After her husband died, Rachel wasn’t able to feed her four children on her own, much less pay school fees. The yields from their 10 acre farm were so low.

We’ve Read The Stats:

The hunger crisis isn’t just a set of statistics—it’s real people with names and stories, and children. Yadeni is one such person

Five years ago, families in the community of Prasat Krohom Meanchey were struggling. Parents couldn’t find employment that paid enough to support their children. The land wouldn’t give enough to feed their children. In desperation, many fathers like Chhom migrated to neighbouring provinces or even crossed the border into Thailand looking for work in construction.

It’s spring! Well, we’ve passed the March 20 signpost, at least. And, while much of Canada may be under snow this weekend, it’s time to pull out your warming lamps and start germinating those tomato seeds.

Have you seen the United Nations' definition of food security? Parts of it might surprise you!

Climate-smart agriculture is tripling harvests for small-holder farmers in Uganda. Here's how Simon used CSA to put a rain-proof roof on his home.

The year 2020 saw a jump in the number of people falling into the “extreme poor” category, with an estimated 97 million COVID-19 induced new poor people in the world. The bulk of these families live in South Asia (58 per cent) and Sub-Saharan Africa (23 per cent).

The Horn of Africa, home to Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Sudan, and South Sudan, is experiencing a severe food crisis. Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya are in their fourth season of drought, the worst the region has seen in over 40 years. With more than 80 per cent of the population relying on subsistence farming, this is a life-threatening situation. To compound the strain caused by the drought, the conflict in Ukraine is choking imports and causing food shortages - nearly one-third of East Africa’s cereal supply comes from Russia and Ukraine. In addition, fertilizer supplies from Europe have been disrupted. Climate change-induced drought and increased temperatures are devastating not only agriculture, but grasslands and water resources as well, meaning tens of millions of livestock animals have perished.

These vegetable cutlets, or patties, are a common snack across Bangladesh. Considered a savoury comfort food by many, this popular snack is particularly enjoyed by Jarina Khatun, a member of the Char Borobila community who sent in this recipe!

Two years ago, Maria’s husband Antonio went blind. It was an unexpected blow to the family. Suddenly, Maria found herself solely responsible for their five children, the youngest of whom was just a newborn. In her small, rural community of Vichibala, Guatemala, there aren’t many job opportunities. And even if there were, Maria had no one to provide childcare.