This paper was commissioned by ActionAid and serves as a think-piece to build our understanding of the gendered implications of the recent wave of large-scale land acquisitions and investments

In recent years, communities supported by ActionAid and its partners from around the world have suffered the negative impacts of industrial biofuels production projects and policies. While ActionAid

A photobook outlining ActionAid's response to the floods which swept through large parts of Cambodia in late 2011.

The final text of the VGs was concluded on 9 March, after a week-long intergovernmental negotiation at the FAO Headquarters in Rome. As a next step, the VGs will be considered for final approval by

This is a guide for civil society organisations (CSOs) to the Committee on World Food Security – known as the CFS.It explains what the CFS is, why it is important, and how civil society organisations

What changes do we need to empower women smallholders and achieve food security? This question has been asked repeatedly over the past several decades, but transformative changes in both public policy

Change makers are individuals who facilitate change. They might galvanise communities into action or influence an organisation to work in a different way. The change that they are part of can be

In June of 2012, representatives of over 140 nations are expected to take part in the “Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development”. The conference – scheduled 20 years after the first

A toolkit to introduce civil society to tax topics in a way that is accessible and understandable.While some pioneering civil society groups have long been campaigning for fairer tax justice, the

Food Policy Updates from Rome aims to provide an up-to-date information on the global food governance system and strategic activities of ActionAid.