A new report, Exploring the Links Between International Business and Poverty Reduction: Bouquets and Beans from Kenya, has been released by Oxfam and International Procurement and Logistics (IPL). IPL is the biggest importer of fresh produce into the UK, owned by ASDA, the UK's second largest supermarket.  The study looked at the fresh produce export sector in Kenya specifically in relation to the production of cut flowers and...

A new coalition of tea companies, non-governmental organisations and certification organisations said today that systemic problems are locking-in low wages for tea workers.   The members of the coalition are committed to working together with other key stakeholders, including tea producers, governments, retailers and trade unions, to find a solution to a complex and challenging set of issues. A new report,...

  In a new report published today, international agency Oxfam says that the aid community needs to fundamentally change the way it deals with food crises in the region and help communities to better prepare for recurring emergencies.  The 2012 humanitarian response to the food crisis in the Sahel was bigger and better than previous crises, but millions of people still missed out on vital assistance, and remain vulnerable today,...

In response to the World Bank's statement to build capacity and safeguards related to land rights, Oxfam's land grab campaign lead Hannah Stoddart said: "The World Bank's acknowledgement of the risks of land grabs by unscrupulous investors is a welcome step in the right direction if their words are acted upon. The Bank's president Jim Kim has identified that the World Bank has a role to play in tackling land...

A British food giant, owner of brands including Silverspoon, Amoy and Kingsmill is keeping consumers in the dark about how it does its business and failing to ensure suppliers meet the ethical standards required to improve the lives of the world's poorest farmers, Oxfam warns today. At a time when public confidence in food production has been hit hard by the horsemeat scandal, new research by Oxfam shows that Associated British Foods...

The European Commission has watered down draft legislation on biofuels as a result of pressure from the biofuels lobby warned Oxfam today.  The draft legislation published today marks a climb down from the proposal leaked a month ago. Biofuels producers will not be held accountable or forced to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions biofuels cause through the displacement of agriculture on to forested land and carbon sinks (known as...

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In reaction to today's EU Energy Ministers' statement on their debate about Europe's post 2020 renewable energy strategy, Natalia Alonso, Head of Oxfam's EU office, said: ...

Oxfam is calling on the UK government to push for the scrapping of European biofuel targets at a meeting of EU Energy Ministers today.  ...

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