The Week in Review: the fight against world hunger, Open Data and FutureEverything

Emily Barker | Co-operative News | May 25, 2012 - 4:34pm (1) Co-operatives, Society, Agriculture, Community, Politics, Health, Social Enterprise

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This week Barack Obama announced a partnership with co-operatives to fight global hunger, UK co-ops started a debate about open data and people discuss the impact of the FutureEverything festival in Manchester.

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The Week in Review: the fight against world hunger, open data and FutureEverything

Storified by · Fri, May 25 2012 07:07:29

Barack Obama announced plans to fight world hunger at the G8 summit. There will be a US $3 billion investment from the private sector to achieve sustained and inclusive agricultural growth in Africa over the next ten years.

The backers include co-ooperatives: Rabobank, the Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union and ADMAS Farmers Cooperative Union.

@BarackObama backs #Coops tackling world hunger. Read more here: http://www.thenews.coop/article/obama-backs-co-operative-efforts-against-world-hunger $3Billion pledged in project. Part of @GrowAfricaForum
— Community Manifesto · Tue, May 22 2012 08:21:42

We applaud @BarackObama's & the @WhiteHouse's leadership & focus on #foodsecurity at @ChicagoCouncil #GlobalAg Symposium #DearG8 #G8
— Oxfam America · Fri, May 18 2012 08:10:11

I commend the US administration for putting #agriculture and #foodsecurity so high on the agenda @USAID @rajshah #g8 #globalag #ifadchat
— Kanayo Nwanze · Wed, May 23 2012 06:12:29

Growth generated by #agriculture is at least twice as effective in reducing #poverty as growth in other sectors. #globalag #growafrica #g8
— Bertini & Glickman · Fri, May 18 2012 13:10:16

#Obama: We're going to sustain commitments we made 3 years ago & speed things up #globalag #foodsecurity #G8
— Feed the Future · Mon, May 21 2012 06:52:29

Work of Grow Africa and CAADP was foundation for New Alliance launched by Obama #growafrica #globalag
— Grow Africa · Fri, May 18 2012 07:29:57

Across the pond, UK co-operatives met, for the start of ongoing discussions about creating an open data standard for the co-operative sector.

Chris Taggart, from OpenCorporates, gave co-operators and digital media experts a glimpse into the world of open data and discussed how the co-operative movement can get on board.

Let the #coops conversation to open data start here: http://s.coop/mf15 #opencoops
— Co-operative News · Wed, May 23 2012 05:40:51

Co-operating on Open Data by @stevieflow at @opendatamcr http://opendatamanchester.org.uk/2012/05/24/co-operating-on-open-data/ #OpenData @thecooperative @cooperativesuk @opencorporates
— Duncan Hull · Fri, May 25 2012 05:04:35

It’s all about data these days-it’s incredibly powerful, but only if you have access to it Chris Taggart OpenCorporates-http://bit.ly/KIkp3o
— Kin Lane · Thu, May 24 2012 16:21:07

#odwnantes colleagues might be interested in the #opencoops project we kicked off this week, with @opencorporates : http://s.coop/mewy
— Open Data Manchester · Fri, May 25 2012 02:39:41

Interesting #opencoops data event. Huge opportunities ahead. Thanks to all for organising.
— Graham Mitchell · Tue, May 22 2012 05:10:03

We're making http://opendata.coop available for the development of the Cooperative Open Data project. An idea who's time has come #opencoops
— MC3 · Thu, May 24 2012 04:17:40

Finally the FutureEverything festival, which celebrated digital media, co-operation and collaboration ended last week. Here's a look back at what people have been saying about it.

There were #littleclaymen, co-operation and much more!

Any coops in and around Manchester seen our #littleclaymen in support of #coops2012? If so pick one up, take a pic with your logo and post!
— Mark Robinson-Field · Wed, May 16 2012 04:27:02

@FuturEverything A fair few appear to be Cooperators. They've made their way to the Coop QTR & Holyoak House. #coops #iyc2012 #littleclaymen
— Gareth Wright · Wed, May 16 2012 08:30:41

RT @FuturEverything: We heart Co-operative Collab: @futrConf - the mass 'co-operation' event: http://buff.ly/KMxoTS #coops @coopnews #futr
— Drew Hemment · Tue, May 22 2012 07:21:57

"This year is the year of the cooperative" Birgitta Jonsdóttir #futr
— Leanne Buchan · Fri, May 18 2012 02:26:34

Wake up and start co-creating - Birgitta Jónsdóttir at @FutureEverything http://tinyurl.com/7bs3f8e via @coopnews #coops #futr
— Birgitta Jónsdóttir · Mon, May 21 2012 01:15:53

Writing up the final piece on #futr @futureverything It has rather taken over the last four days of my life! #coops
— Emily Barker · Mon, May 21 2012 06:39:22

amazing cooperative day at @FuturEverything thanks to the team and a cracking audience! #futr #coops2012
— Mark Robinson-Field · Fri, May 18 2012 09:33:13

@CoopNewsEmily Thanks for the fabulous coverage :) @futureverything #futr
— Drew Hemment · Mon, May 21 2012 06:51:06

#littleclaymen visits the icelandic parliament. #futr http://pic.twitter.com/YECEfRTX · Birgitta Jónsdóttir

Emily Barker

Journalist for Co-operative News.

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by melody | May 25, 2013 - 12:47pm

World Hunger is really affecting us all. Although we might not see it, but I think the effect is indirect. - David Slone

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