Blog Post: Cooking with Jonibek ›
Country: Tajikistan
Every day, residents of Tajikistan's Rasht region provide for their families with basic stoves and worries about power supply, harsh weather and food security.
Blog Post: Crickets, crackers and chairs ›
Country: Indonesia
Whatever could the three things in this title have in common? Opportunity for rural Indonesian women and their families, that's what.
Blog Post: A world most will never see ›
Country: Indonesia
Most of us in wealthy nations are used to a world of consumption - we rarely see where what we purchase is produced.
Blog Post: Taste test in North Jakarta ›
Country: Indonesia
Early this morning, I visited a couple food carts in North Jakarta, ate some healthy food and ended up being a pretty good billboard.
Blog Post: Urban fish tales ›
Country: Indonesia
Where there is water, men will fish. But I never imagined I'd see lines cast smack dab in the middle of Jakarta, a megapolitan city of at least 8.5 million people.
One Table: Welcomed signs in Navgirinagar ›
Country: Sri Lanka
Paikyarajah has been a farmer almost all his life. But it's the first time he's used a rice-growing method called SRI — which yielded twice as much rice as before.
One Table: Poor countries see little relief from food crisis ›
The latest report from the UN food agency finds that food prices remain high in poor countries.
Blog Post: What would you do for an interview? ›
Country: Tajikistan
Road conditions in Tajikistan's Rasht Valley have always been a huge challenge for Mercy Corps’ food distribution — but despite the obstacles, and thanks to timely help, work goes on.
One Table: Agriculture for Development ›
We believe that focusing on agriculture is often the best way to alleviate poverty. Keith Polo, our director of agriculture development, and Amy English, a technical advisor for Mercy Corps' 70-odd farming programs around the world, explain our approach.
Blog Post: Rain, rain, come and stay ›
Country: Uganda
Lately, many parts of northern Uganda have been experiencing a drought. The rains were late, by as much as a month from what I had been told.
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