A great worry had barged into the little house of Leonida and Peter Wanyama in western Kenya. They had been called to the office of the local chief. There was a demand that they turn over part of their land.
There’s more than tax breaks to attracting a business to a state. Such as whether that business may have gay employees—even executives—who don’t want to live in a state that treats them as third-class citizens.
A series of commentary featuring food security and land tenure experts, who will examine various aspects of land tenure security, including its relationship with agricultural production, gender, sustainable development, and post-2015 Millennium Development Goals framework.
On May 22 in Washington, DC, global leaders will convene at The Chicago Council's Global Food Security Symposium 2014 to chart a course for how the US government, in partnership with business and civil society and international organizations, can advance global food security in the face of weather volatility and climate change.
Earlier in the Syria crisis, there was some American support for action beyond humanitarian efforts.
Rwandan farmer Michel Gakuba strings together his newly harvested maize. He will hang the strands of maize to help the cobs dry before storing them.
