The triple nexus
by Nyambura Githaiga Conflict causes hunger. In 2019, of the 135 million acutely food-insecure people, over half lived in countries where conflict was the major driver of hunger. The first…
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Peace to end conflict-related hunger
Peace to end conflict-related hunger – Ottawa Notebook by Nyambura Githaiga Four times! She seemed about 60 years old and this was her fourth time as a Southern Sudanese refugee…
World Food Day, climate change and supporting small-holder farmers
This week’s writer is Stefan Epp-Koop, chair of the board of MCC Manitoba. He participated in the Canadian Foodgrains Bank Good Soil learning tour to Kenya in July 2016. When…
The Paris agreement. And now what?
This week’s guest writer is Stephanie McDonald, senior policy advisor for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. As I entered the site of the Paris Climate Conference, known as COP21, late…
From Mary Poppins to “Good Soil” — making the world a better place
This week’s guest writer is Anna-Marie Janzen, Public Engagement Adviser for Good Soil, a special campaign officially launched by the Canadian Foodgrains Bank today, March 25, 2015, and supported by…
Climate change: who pays?
This week’s blog is written by Bruce Guenther, Disaster Response Director for MCC. This week, governments, international institutions, and local civil society actors are participating in the 19th Session of…
Hope, conservation agriculture, and World Food Day
This week’s guest blogger is Dan Wiens, coordinator of Food Security and Livelihoods for Mennonite Central Committee. Dan is himself a farmer. I arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa early this…
Looking back to move forward
This week MCC Canada is celebrating its 50th birthday. The wider MCC system is nearly 100 years old, but MCC Canada itself is marking a half century this year. I…
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