G20 Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Development have adopted the Matera Declaration, a commitment to build inclusive and resilient food chains and ensure adequate nutrition for all, in line with SDG 2 (Zero Hunger).

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Transforming agri-food systems for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life is at the heart of FAO’s Strategic Framework 2022-2031. To this end, FAO is seeking to strengthen…

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The challenges of biodiversity loss, climate change and environmental degradation were at the centre of this year’s European Development Days (EDD).

 

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The COVID-19 crisis is pushing millions of people back into poverty, making the commitment to a better future even more urgent. The Swiss development organisation Helvetas saw record donations and supported over five…

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Since 2016, Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) has trained more than 11,000 smallholders in Kenya in sustainable potato growing and marketing in the context of the Farmer Field and Business…

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At the High Level Dialogue on Feeding Africa 2021 the participants addressed rising hunger on the continent and shored up adequate financing to transform and modernise Africa’s food production.

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Commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the new Fund for the Promotion of Innovation in Agriculture (i4Ag) supports projects which have the potential to contribute to…

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A coalition of private and public actors from all parts of the agricultural value chain have committed to the protection of biodiversity and the development of sustainable agricultural sectors.

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Fruits and vegetables are the basis of a healthy diet, each adult should consume at least 400 grams of them on a daily basis to prevent chronic diseases.

 

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There is a longstanding debate among agricultural development stakeholders: state-led versus market-led strategies to transform food systems. While narratives provide an important framework to better understand this…

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