For over a century, the world has celebrated International Women’s Day. From its roots in socialist activism, the day has been transformed into a national holiday in countries throughout the world. During this period, progress has been made: in many countries, women are now political leaders and business leaders (though still …
Following my interview with Veda Bharadwaja regarding The Hunger Project India’s focus on empowering women to address hunger, I spoke with Paulomee Mistry, who has been Vice-President of the Gujarat Agriculture Labour Union since 2004. GALU, which claims more than 50,000 worker members in the Indian state of Gujarat, supports …
Is there any country in the world with a more complex relationship to food than India? It is the site of the original Green Revolution, yet has some of the worst levels of child malnutrition in the world. Its rising middle class is often blamed, along with their Chinese counterparts, …