Small-scale Farmers in Sierra Leone Left High and Dry by COVID-19 30 June 2020 Fatmata Mansaray Sierra Leone has been no stranger to deadly epidemics in recent times: the Ebola outbreak from 2013 to 2016 caused massive loss of life and socioeconomic turmoil from which the country has barely had time to recover. As a consequence, the government acted rapidly in the face of Covid-19, calling a state of emergency on …
When Metropolis and Countryside Meet 16 April 2020 Silvia Ceriani By now we’re all familiar with the name Wuhan, but what about Wenzhou? Though it hasn’t received much media attention, this city in the southeastern part of Zhejiang has had the highest number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 outside of Hubei Province, of which Wuhan is the capital. The figures in Wenzhou – home to …
Indigenous Entrepreneurs Inspiring New Agroecological Projects 25 February 2020 Paula Thomas On day three of Indigenous Terra Madre Pueblos de América in Tloala, Mexico, the delegates visited Cabañas Buenavista, an ecovillage perched on the hill of the Sierra Norte overlooking the valley and mountains around. Surrounded by the spectacular view, the delegates listened to Rosio and Adelfo tell their story. They welcomed delegates with traditional local …
