The German government’s recently presented budget framework resolution threatens further cuts to development cooperation and humanitarian aid. Numerous German NGOs warn that this will undo hard-won progress and result in…

Desertification

At their recent meeting, held in Paris from 23 to 24 April, Environment Ministers at the Group of Seven (G7) formally recognised desertification, land degradation and drought as systemic global challenges and security…

Food security

Unless the Strait of Hormuz is opened soon for the transport of critical agricultural inputs, a dangerous spike in food price inflation later this year could trigger a cascade of effects similar to the aftermath of the…

Innovation

How can AI support smallholder farmers? New user testing of FarmerChat in India and Kenya reveals what works, what builds trust and where challenges remain.

Soils

The Soil Values Program and the Regional Hub for Fertilizer and Soil Health for West Africa and the Sahel have announced a formal partnership. They have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to coordinate soil…

The German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval) has conducted a synthesis study examining the effectiveness of development cooperation in promoting food security, and has concluded that knowledge transfer and…

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Land degradation

At the World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos, Switzerland, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) officially launched the Business4Land (B4L) Champions’ Council, a high-level coalition of global…

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Finance

The critical role of young entrepreneurs in reshaping global food systems and cooperation with the private sector were at the centre of the latest meeting of the Governing Council of the International Fund for…

Trade

With AgriBridge, Welthungerhilfe and the pan-African research organisation Akademiya2063 have launched a new policy network: AgriBridge. The aim is to promote sustainable agrifood systems on the African continent. The…

Trade

On the 9th January, the Council of the European Community adopted two decisions authorising the signature of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and of the Interim Trade Agreement (iTA) between the European…