The Case of the Exogenous Shocks Facility and the Extended Credit Facility to Malawi and their effects on the Poor in Malawi
This report is a critical analysis of how the International Monetary Fund’s new wave of loans to Malawi, the Exogenous Shock Facility (ESF) and the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) fall short as long
Fuelling Evictions - Community Cost of EU Biofuels Boom
Over 20,000 people living in the Dakatcha Woodland, in Kenya’s coast region, are at risk of losing their homes and land for a biofuels plantation, producing fuel for the EU market. This report shows
Sustainability Criteria Review for Jatropha Biofuels from Dakatcha Woodland in Kenya
The European Union’s Renewable Energy Directive contains a set of criteria designed to encourage the promotion of biofuels from sustainable sources.To count towards renewable energy targets in the EU
SUCAM: Critical Story of Change
The sugar industry is crucial to the regional economy of Western Kenya. The livelihoods of many poor out-growers depend upon it. This is the story of how SUCAM, a ‘campaign of ideas’ became a hugely
Land Husbandry, Water Harvesting & Hillside Irrigation Project
The project, the "Land Husbandry, Water Harvesting and Hillside Irrigation Project" (LWH) is focused on creating terraces on hillsides, improving the soil on the land under cultivation on these
Boosting Non State Actor participation in CAADP
This is a presentation given by Buba Khan, ActionAid International's Africa Right to Food Coordinator, at the 7th CAADP Partnership Platform on 24 March 2011 in Yaounde, Cameroon.
CAADP UPDATE, Issue 1
CAADP UPDATE, a quarterly newsletter produced by the International Right to Food Team, highlights key events and issues around agricultural discourse in Africa, to update countries on ActionAid’s
Evaluation of ActionAid's response to 2011 drought and food crisis in Kenya
In 2011 a drought and food crisis in the Horn of Africa affected an estimated 13 million people. In parts of Kenya, the disaster was considered to be the worst to afflict the country in over 60 years
Cobwebbed - International Food Price Crisis and National Food Prices
The paper provides an overview of what caused high and volatile prices in international food commodity markets, the major causes of national food price increases, the winners and losers within
Young women: life choices and livelihoods in poor urban South Africa
ActionAid South Africa undertook a scoping study to better understand the experiences of young women living in poor areas of Johannesburg and Cape Town.The findings from the study then inform a new