WHY Speaks, an online publication of WHY International, brings you our responses to topical issues and events with our underlying goal of ending hunger and poverty by building self-reliance. We will bring to you interviews, op-ed pieces, book reviews and in-depth analyses.
For more WHY Speaks articlesorganized by topic, visit the WHY Speaks Library.
WHY Speaks Spotlight Articles
The Water Crisis Deepens
Peter Mann reviews three books on the water crisis, 9/23/2008.
The World Food Crisis Through A Water Lens
Peter Mann reports on the emerging but often ignored water crisis, 9/23/2008.
Water Warriors of the World, Unite!
Peter Mann reviews Maude Barlow's Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water, 8/5/2008.
Global Poverty, Health, and Development
100 Million Poorest Families Reached - Microcredit Summit Campaign Report 2009
Peter Mann reviews the Microcredit Summit Campaign report, 11/4/2009. New!
Blood Diamonds: Africa's Resources at Stake
Abraham Paulos, former Communications Program Assistant, argues that the natural resources of Sierra Leone must benefit those that possess them, not the companies in the West that readily exploit them, 1/17/2007.
Gender Equity and Food Security
Rasa Zimlicki of Oxfam America speaks of empowering women to build household and community food security, 10/2006.
Community Food Security, Local Food Systems, and Hunger
Peter Mann discusses the challenges facing new, young farmers in the midst of corporate agriculture and the plight of rural America,11/4/2009. New!
Peter Mann reports from Food Security event at Fordham Law School, 3/11/2008.
Jennifer Wilkins PhD., RD., Director of the Cornell Farm to School Program, Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University, discusses the benefits of small-scale agriculture.
Be a Food Citizen - 12 Actions for Food System Change
Jennifer Wilkins PhD., RD., Director of the Cornell Farm to School Program, Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University describes practical ways to support community food security.
Energy, the Environment, and Climate Change
Regenerative versus Industrial Agriculture: A Solution to Climate Change?
Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau and Peter Mann report on sustainable agriculture’s potential to solve climate change, 1/16/2009.
Food Versus Fuel in India: The Case of Jatropha
Peter Mann and Tejas Kadia report on the food vs. fuel debate in India, 5/29/2008.
Food Sovereignty and Trade
Renewal of Urban - Rural Relationships: the Key Role of Food (accompanying PowerPoint),
Pim Vermeulen, Senior Urban Planner for the City of Amsterdam, outlines a multi-faceted plan aimed at creating a sustainable food chain that will benefit urban and rural dwellers alike.
Hunger and Agriculture in Asia
Faces of Asia: The World Social Forum Moves to India
Peter Mann and Katie Weisberger discuss Asia's women, its farmers, its religions, and its struggles, with accompanying photos.
WHY Speaks Report: Can Asia Feed Itself? Images and Explanations
Peter Mann reviews Hiroji Kubota’s Can We Feed Ourselves? A Focus on Asia with Lester R. Brown and Gordon R. Conway.
Labor and Economic Justice
Keeping Social Justice in Organic Agriculture
Elizabeth Henderson, CSA farmer and author, speaks of the efforts around the world towards a model of agriculture in which sustainability and justice are inextricably linked, 10/2006.
Global Movements and Meetings
Food Expo on Terra Firma
Jennifer Wilkins reflects on Terra Madre 2009, 4/30/2009. New!
A Vision of Food Sovereignty for Venezuela
Christina Schiavoni, WHY Global Movements Program Co-Director, reports on her recent visits to Venezuela, 8/2007.
Self-Help and Making Do or Radical Transformation for Africa?
Stephen Bartlett of Agricultural Missions Reflects on the Nairobi WSF, African Agriculture, and Time, 2/2007.
U.S. Politics and Policy
The Two Americas of Food: Reflections on the 2007 Farm Bill
Anna Lappé promotes a healthy food system for all in the Huffington Post, 6/26/2007.
Negotiating A Changing Landscape: The National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) Meets in DC
Peter Mann reports on the important discussions on Farm Bill/Food Sovereignty issues, 3/2007.
