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Finance

Forum Environment and Development’s mid-July event in its series "Trafotalk – Gespräche zu Transformativer Finanzpolitik" (Talks on Transformative Financial Policy) addressed the IMF Special Drawing Rights.

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Forestry

On the 16th May, the European Council passed the Regulation on deforestation-free products. This regulation is meant to ensure that in future, agricultural commodities consumed in the European Union have not led to…

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Women

The German Agriculture Society (DLG) in cooperation with the Belgian international “Women in Ag” magazine, offer an international award to women in agriculture. The deadline for submission is the 15th August 2023.

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Digitisation

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) global project "Promotion of Agricultural Finance for Agri-Based Enterprises in Rural Areas (ProFinA)" aims to enhance the provision of financial services…

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Agroecology

Federal Development Minister Svenja Schulze and Federal Minister of Agriculture Cem Özdemir have announced Germany’s joining the world-wide Agroecology Coalition. One of its aims is to support partner countries in…

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The year 2022 was replete with major challenges: climate disasters, the war of aggression against Ukraine, as well as energy and food crises. Switzerland's engagement made an important contribution to efforts to overcome…

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Gender

When women have control over the resources of a household and manage the income, this usually leads to a more balanced and healthier diet for the family. But often, the decision-making power lies with the men. How can…

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Youth

Since they no longer see any prospects for development, many youths migrate from rural areas to the cities, to the gold mines or abroad. In the “Jigitugo” project, which means “fulfilling hopes” and is supported by…

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Agribusiness

The AGRICONNECT Conference & Exhibition 2023, a new event addressing sustainability challenges facing Southeast Asian agriculture, took place in Bangkok, Thailand, towards the end of May. The event attracted around 400…

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Health

Groundnuts can become contaminated by substances known as aflatoxins. This poses a threat to public health, as well as to farmers’ incomes and export revenue. To address the problem, the International Crops Research…

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