Oxfam's Extractive Industries work
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Our work in actionInnovation case study: R4 Rural Resilience Initiative
R4 helps farmers and communities manage risk using four strategies: improved resource management (risk reduction), insurance (risk transfer), microcredit (prudent risk taking), and savings (risk reserves).
Our work in actionBehind the Brands
Oxfam’s Behind the Brands campaign assesses companies’ performance on social responsibility, compares them with their peers, and challenges them to use their enormous power to help create a more just food system.
Our work in actionHaiti Livelihoods Program
Oxfam works with men and women farmers in the rice-growing area of Haiti’s Artibonite Valley to raise their voices and improve their livelihoods.
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Politics of Poverty blogHow much do you know about oil, gas, and mining?
Check out Oxfam's new interactive map on extractive industries and then take our quiz!