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Nepal has completed its 10,000th trail bridge with technical know-how and support from Switzerland – Swiss Development Cooperation in cooperation with Helvetas. Two-thirds of the local population benefit from these…

Agroecology

Given the urgency of transforming agricultural and food systems, the Food Systems and Agroecology Working Group of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit(GIZ) in India is exploring the potential of…

Agriculture

DLG-Agritechnica 2023, held from the 12th to the 18th November, welcomed 470,000 visitors from 149 countries at the fairgrounds in Hanover, Germany. The guiding theme of this year’s show was “Green Productivity”. …

Agriculture

Current challenges in agriculture such as food security, climate change and others were at the centre of the 6th International Rice Congress (IRC 2023), which took place in October 2023, in the capital of the…

Private sector

Camel milk for cappuccinos – climate-smart business ideas like this require capital. In Kenya, Deutsche Gesellschft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) brings small businesses and investors together.

Finance

In Cameroon, there are still significant problems with access to finance in rural areas. Women are the most affected group. Why is this? A study has shown that the causes are to be found in both the supply of and demand…

In developing countries, the private sector generates nine out of ten jobs. It contributes to development through incomes earned by employees, capacity building and taxes paid which can be used for the provision of…

Ecosystems

East Africa’s Lake Victoria has been suffering for years. Environmental destruction is affecting millions of people who are already suffering from climate change and violent conflicts. Now, the support of international…

Finance

Millions of people in north-eastern Nigeria suffer from violence perpetrated by Islamic militias. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) supports highly vulnerable households in Yobe with small cash…

The 2030 Agenda, with its five principles and 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), has guided international efforts since 2015. At half-time for the SDGs, Julia Iversen, Head of the Competence Centre for Democracy,…