Gender inequalities show and deepen in times of pandemic
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Gender inequalities show and deepen in times of pandemic

Blog post by Dennis Avilés-Irahola, Tina Beuchelt, Christine Schmitt, Sarah Nischalke, Eva Youkhana and Franziska Geiger. The authors are members of the Gender Group at ZEF. One would not have expected a vicious virus causing a respiratory disease to discriminate in its life-threatening passage. Yet, according to conventional wisdom, inequalities are revealed when disaster or…

Is the Right to Food respected in sustainably certified coffee production? A case study from Kenya
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Is the Right to Food respected in sustainably certified coffee production? A case study from Kenya

Kenyan coffee is world-famous for its good quality. The major coffee-growing regions are located around Mount Kenya and the Aberdare Range, where the soil and altitude provide the best conditions for growing premium coffee. Kenyan coffee is one of the main contributors to the country’s foreign exchange earnings after tea and horticulture, and around 75%…

From theory to practice: How food security criteria can be implemented in palm oil production in Sabah, Malaysia
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From theory to practice: How food security criteria can be implemented in palm oil production in Sabah, Malaysia

March 2018. Team members of the project “Implementation of food security criteria within biomass sustainability standards” (FSS I Project) with its partners ZEF, Welthungerhilfe and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) traveled together with the consulting firm “Meo Carbon Solutions” to Malaysia. Aim of the trip was to learn how food security aspects can be addressed…