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Film Screening: The Chocolate Farmer
17 April 5:45-8:00pm

Posted on April 9, 2013 by mmorucci

The International Development Research Network and the Liu Institute for Global Issues present “Without the land, we will cease to exist.” In an unspoiled corner of southern Belize, cacao farmer and father Eladio Pop manually works his plantation in the … Continue reading →

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Film Screening: The Chocolate Farmer
17 April 5:45-8:00pm

Solving the Global Food Crisis | New research, good reads and an interview with Dr. Navin Ramankutty (video)

Posted on January 14, 2013 by jlevine

In October of last year, the UN warned–ominously–of a new global food crisis threatening to hit sometime in 2013. Apparently, 2012’s record heatwaves and droughts brought crop reserves down to historic lows. While those of us in the global North … Continue reading →

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