AUTHOR
Maille Faughnan
Articles
The silent partners’ new voice
December 22nd, 2011
Evidence suggests that foreign or private investments in land in Nicaragua have not occurred at the same rate as in other countries, but there are many competing claims to land. Coffee co-operatives have secured higher prices, helping vulnerable populations, but most co-operative members are men. Alternative approaches are helping those worst off: women farmers. Nicaragua … Read more
Maille Faughnan
The silent partners’ new voice
December 22nd, 2011
Evidence suggests that foreign or private investments in land in Nicaragua have not occurred at the same rate as in other countries, but there are many competing claims to land. Coffee co-operatives have secured higher prices, helping vulnerable populations, but most co-operative members are men. Alternative approaches are helping those worst off: women farmers. Nicaragua … Read more