Nearly 870 million people worldwide are suffering from chronic malnutrition, the majority of which live in developing countries. The reason behind malnutrition lies in the current food system as it puts the interests of big agricultural businesses and distribution companies first. Benjamin Serra Studies show that there is […]
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Famine: The immorality of food wastage in the world
In a year, 1,300 million tons of edible products end up in rubbish bins around the world. The wasted food in Europe alone could feed 200 million people. Olga Fernández Baz According to the recent study by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) […]
Lights and shadows of “Fair Trade”
More than 1.2 million farmers in 66 developing countries produce goods such as sugar, coffee and cotton to promote social justice in poor regions. But not everyone benefits and there are even some negative effects. Benjamin Serra The impact of consumerism in the first world for people living […]
Playing with hunger
90% of food produced annually belongs to only 10 major multinationals. Companies which put their own profits before human lives. 1,000 million people suffer from starvation on a planet where food is abundant. . Ramón Alabau . Whilst Nestlé bottles and sells Pakistan’s underground water for high prices, many of […]
Audiovisual training for young people
From the 27th of April to the 18th of May the Colombian Consulate is giving a four week training course on film production. Audiovisual art has evolved throughout history to become one of the most prominent forms of visual expression, stemming from the human need to communicate and transmit emotion. […]