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

The purpose of this report is to share the progress and achievements the Theme has made in 2010 and cumulatively across the strategy period, as well as the challenges and lessons learnt.  

 Many poor communities depend on women to grow most of the food they eat, yet women farmers struggle with a severe lack of extension services, credit, inputs, and productive assets. Merely by ensuring

 Biofuel policies in countries with large and expanding consumption (such as the US and the EU) as well as countries with high production levels (such as the US, Brazil and many non-G20 countries

 ActionAid believes food reserves can play a vitally useful role in securing food security and helping to realise the right to food for all.That is why we are urging G20 countries to consider their

Food price volatility is a grave threat to people around the world, and it cannot be brought under control without the G20. ActionAid is calling for action from the G20 in two key areas that will

Smallholder sustainable agriculture is the most efficient and socially just way to increase productivity, resilience to climate change, household incomes, job creation, regeneration of land and other

 Food Policy Updates from Rome aims to provide an up-to-date information on the global food governance system and strategic activities of ActionAid. 

This is a presentation given by Ruchi Tripathi, Head of Right to Food, at the 17th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) - High Panel on Women, Poverty, Crises, Trade and Human Rights - on 3

Smallholder farmers currently produce 90 per cent of food in Africa and around half of all food worldwide. Across the developing world, women account for 60 to 80 per cent of these farmers. Yet, the