On the occasion of World Food Day on 16 October, we take the opportunity to thank the #FoodHeroes who are taking #WaterAction to manage water wisely while providing food for us now and in the future - leaving no one behind.
Read how they are taking action!
“Did you know the best organic shop could be your backyard?” So starts one of Alessandro Vitale’s popular gardening and cooking...
Matteo Ward would like you to see your t-shirt as a loaf of bread. “They’re made out of the same ingredients: land, water,...
Can a human be considered a creature of the sea? Perhaps not officially, but based on the time she spends in the water, Olivia Mandle...
The Water Heroes taking action for the sustainable use of our water resources
Back in 2008, Spanish Chef Ángel León wowed the culinary scene by serving the world’s first phytoplankton menu, and later, in...
Imagine lifting 100kg of body weight with your arms. And now imagine doing it 12 000 times in below-zero temperatures.
That’s...
From pearl millet mango pudding to Achari Paneer tikka, chef Anahita Dhondy knows how to whip millets into surprising shapes. They’re just two out...
Like in all countries in Central Asia, climate change has diminished the productivity of farmland and pasture in Kazakhstan,...
In Liberia, where few farmers have access to piped irrigation systems, agriculture production is still largely rain-dependent. That...
Yustus Menarbu shares his last name with the small coastal community that’s been his home for 37 years. Living...
José Augusto López Zambrano is a third-generation fisher from the Ecuadorian port city of Manta.
At...
In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck Albania’s Durrës area in 2019, Vera Lleshaj was determined to rebuild...
Mount Airy is a hilly farming community about an hour’s drive west of Jamaica’s capital Kingston. It has the...
In the Alazani valley of Georgia’s Kakheti Region, Avtandil Marakvelidze grows his vegetables and fruits on 22 hectares of land.
“Weather...
The idea of Italy’s Cucine Popolari, or Popular Kitchens, is a simple one: build a pleasant space where people, regardless of...
Ramani Perera is a paddy farmer in the Malwathu Oya river basin, a lush area in North Central Sri Lanka full of...
Charymukhammet Redzhepov is officially retired, but it hasn’t stopped him from teaching at his local secondary school...
Ines Messaoudi, 40, grew up in a small town near Tunis. But her heart...
Simple yet innovative farming technologies and techniques save natural resources while increasing incomes
At 37, Andranik Davtyan is somewhat of a rarity in his village of Aygedzor in Armenia’s Tavush Region. Like many young Armenians,...
“Water scarcity had become a relentless battle for our village,” Waadullah Jarjis recalls of recent years.
He’s...
Every Thursday at noon, a group of eight men meet at the Apostles Gate of the grand cathedral of Valencia, an ancient coastal city...
Some 15 years ago, Bohdan Popov lived in a picturesque place high on a mountain meadow in the Carpathian Mountains of Ukraine....
“Outside of New York City, Karen Washington is perhaps best known as the co-founder of Black Urban Growers,...
Potatoes, cabbage, courgettes and other vegetables can grow even in a harsh climate. And Tamara Fiodorova knows how to get good...
When it comes to trying new things, Nile Delta farmers can be a bit reluctant, Atef Swelam knows too well. After all, he grew...
When you think of cotton production, Sicily might not be the first place that comes to mind. And yet, the Mediterranean island...
