China’s growing appetite for meat and dairy is driving big changes in everything from farming to food safety.
Author Archives: Cassandra Herrman
Producer
Cassandra Herrman is a documentary producer and videographer who has filmed in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, South America and the U.S. Her work in Africa has included stories about human rights conditions in Zimbabwe, the singer Fela Kuti in Nigeria, female runners in Kenya and the humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s Darfur region. Her films have been nominated for two national Emmy awards. Cassandra is currently a series producer for "Food for 9 Billion," a yearlong project by the Center for Investigative Reporting, Homelands Productions, PBS NEWSHOUR and American Public Media's Marketplace.
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Ethiopian reprisal attacks serve as cautionary tale for global land investors
Human Rights Watch has released a report detailing reprisal attacks by the Ethiopian military over a shooting at a rice farm.
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Who will grow our food in the future?
As farmers age and family farms struggle to stay afloat, societies everywhere seek ways to get young people excited about agriculture.
Posted inEnvironment, Food Security
Update: Shooting at Ethiopian plantation
A violent attack at the Saudi Star rice plantation has reportedly left at least five people dead and at least eight more wounded.
Posted inEnvironment, Food Security
African startups use cellphones to help farmers
As mobile technology spreads, low-cost services put power in the hands of the people who keep Africa fed.
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Ethiopia: A battle for land and water
A controversial resettlement program in Ethiopia is the latest battleground in the global race to secure prized farmland and water. TRANSCRIPT: Anchor introduction: And now a follow-up to a story that aired on PBS NewsHour in April 2010 about foreign land investment in Ethiopia. In the wake of that investment, tens of thousands of residents […]
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Examining Ethiopia’s ‘villagization’ program
Tonight’s story on PBS NewsHour probes the connection between foreign investment in African farmland and the displacement of native people.