Tag: global food crisis

We’ve just launched our global food crisis map, detailing a range of locations around the world that are currently struggling with chronic food shortages. Read more »

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu outlines why he is supporting Oxfam’s GROW campaign, and what all have to aim for in order to fix our global food system. Read more »

Our global food survey results are in, and it’s clear that food prices are indeed on the rise. Read more »

Clouds loomed but rain held off and the weekly Wednesday Brisbane CBD Farmers Market were humming as always – even more so with the presence of Oxfam’s Grow campaigners who had the crowds flocking to their stall with giveaways of herb and vegetable seedlings to encourage shoppers to go home and grow the movement for food justice. Read more »

Oxfam volunteers in Perth got active (and wet) for the GROW campaign which was launched on June 1st in countries around the world. Read more »

The new Oxfam campaign GROW was launched on June the 1st in Sydney. The Oxfam team headed down to Prince Alfred Park to give away some free fruit and vegies and chat to the public about our new campaign. Read more »

Our new GROW campaign is now well underway, and our launch event at the Future of Food forum in Melbourne was a great success. If you missed it, you can read over some of the commentary here! Read more »

Join the campaign for a future where everyone on the planet always has enough to eat. GROW is a vision for a brighter future. It starts here, and it starts with all of us. So be part of it. Read more »

Oxfam’s new food justice campaign launches at the Wheeler Centre, Melbourne at 11am on 1 June, 2011. Tune in online to take part in the conversation! Read more »

New figures show that world prices are at their highest level since the organisation started measuring them in 1990 – topping prices seen in June 2008 at the height of the last global food crisis. Why is it happening and what can we do about it? Read more »