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Food security

On the occasion of this year's World Food Day on the 16th October, and given the rampant famines world-wide, the Forum on Environment and Development, together with a total of 23 non-governmental organisations, published…

Land governance

In Laos, many people do not have official documents certifying their land use rights. Lacking recognition of these rights makes them vulnerable to land grabbing, disputes and the exploitation of natural resources. In the…

Food security

Factors for success and obstacles blocking the path towards realising the right to food were discussed at this year’s “Policies against Hunger” conference held by Germany’s Ministry of Agriculture in June. The German NGO…

Celebrated every year on the 25th of May, across the continent and in the diaspora, Africa Day is a symbol of Africa's independence, self-determination and unity. The Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) is using this day…

In Brazil’s biodiverse Amazon region, new business models are opening up opportunities for sustainable economic development in harmony with nature.

Water

In 2024, climate records were broken, leading to what felt like a seemingly endless string of disasters across the globe. Both high rainfall and drought are becoming more common and extreme. But there are still numerous…

Value chains

Global agricultural supply chains are essential for the economy and for raw materials security. Via three projects run by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the Sustainable Agricultural Supply…

Agribusiness

Under the guiding theme of “Promoting Green Innovations in Southeast Asia”, for the first time, Agritechnica Asia was held in Vietnam in March. The organisers, the German Agriculture Society and the Vietnamese Ministry…

Food security

At this year’s Nutrition for Growth Summit (N4G), having taken place in Paris at the end of March, the international community mobilised over 27 billion US dollars to achieve nutrition-related sustainable development…

More than 1,500 people attended physically and online the fourth edition of the International Cooperation Forum (IC Forum), which was dedicated to economic development. This joint SDC and SECO event took place on the…