The true cost of fresh cut flowers, and what we can do to shop more sustainably
By Shefali Shah In the lead up to Mother’s Day, UK consumers spent more than £1billion on fresh cut flowers in 2019. The scale...
Rainwater harvesting in southeast Madagascar
Nestled beneath lush, coastal mountains in the commune of Mahatalaky, southeast Madagascar, lies Belavonky; a cluster of wooden houses lying in the dappled shade...
The secret garden: greening refugee camps
By Myriam Fayad Food and nutrition security are about the right for everybody to access nutritious, affordable and sufficient food. Even though undernutrition globally...
A way out: the UK NGO changing the lives of girls in Africa
On International Women’s Day Rosa Brown profiles a Bristol-based NGO working to end forced marriage and FGM in Ghana and Tanzania
A Critical Overview: Global Food Shortages
Eliminating hunger and malnutrition, and achieving wider global food security is imposing enormous challenges on the world’s policy agenda. A combination of factors are...
Food Consumption: Does recent French legislation signal the end of huge wastage?
Earlier this year, France made a landmark judgment passing legislation that ensured that supermarkets must donate their unused food to charities. The legislation comes...
Decentralising food distribution in india
India, with its abundant and cheap labour, has potential for rapid growth and development. This resource can be particularly well applied in the agricultural...
Tigers: Why More of Us Means Less of Them
Wildlife trafficking was one of the topics of 2014. It rose to prominence with politicians and monarchs alike intervening to heighten its importance. Here,...
Corporations and the Poor: The Role of the Private Sector in International Development.
International development has long been focused on the role that governments can play in increasing economic growth, particularly with regards to liberal values of...
Coca and development
Sean Mowbray examines the continued presence of Coca as a staple of economic life in South America and asks why the ‘War on Drugs’...
Trade liberalisation increases gender inequality in India
Trade liberalisation, considered by some as the cure-all of development, has contributed to large economic growth in many different countries. Nathan Parton investigates India’s...