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Indigenous farmers in Mexico are proud of their sustainable cultivation methods.

A Rise in Environmental Challenges

It is becoming increasingly difficult to separate the issues of poverty from hunger and hunger from access to and control of land, agriculture, seeds, and water resources.

These issues directly affect whether a family or a community will have secure food supplies and have good health.

Helping communities to manage the land, water, and seeds on which their livelihoods–and very survival–depend

Communities that face these challenges are marginalized both in rural villages and cities. Frequently they have the poorest quality land, the most precarious water sources, polluted air, and have all but lost high-nutrient, local, organic seed varieties. To top it off, as a result of climate change, they increasingly face irregular weather patterns that affect their ability to grow enough food.

Maximizing Resources

In response to environmental challenges, IDEX partners are successfully working to improve food supplies and health and nutrition while at the same time helping communities to manage the land, water, and seeds on which their livelihoods – and very survival – depend, both now and in the future.

Find out how IDEX partners are working to create food security through projects in sustainable agriculture and water security.