Women

Across the world, women’s role in agriculture, agribusiness and agricultural science is changing. The Women in Ag Award, conferred on the occasion of the DLG Eurotier event held in Hanover in November, distinguishes…

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Food security

The 52nd Plenary Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), the most inclusive United Nations Body, reached a successful conclusion in Rome/Italy in late October. This conclusion represents a diplomatic…

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Germany and the UN World Food Programme are to jointly support Chad in providing land for refugee families from Sudan. This was announced by German Development Minister Svenja Schulze following a visit to the Chad-Sudan…

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Employment

The "Employment Prospects Index" (EPI) developed by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) offers a holistic approach, evaluating not only concrete job and income effects but also the nuanced…

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Plant breeding

Smallholder farmers produce a third of the world’s food, making them key players in climate change mitigation and adaptation. But many lack the means to survive economic downturns, adapt to new policies or invest in more…

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Biodiversity

Colombia, one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, is home to an enormous range of ecosystems. Through its work, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is helping to protect these…

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Biodiversity

Germany’s funding for international biodiversity projects reached a new record high in 2023, totalling 1.36 billion euros. The funding is being used to support countries world-wide in protecting, restoring and…

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Food security

To mark World Food Day on the 16th October and this year’s 20th anniversary of the UN Guidelines on the Right to Adequate Food, the AG Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (AG L&E) of the “Forum Umwelt und Entwicklung” (FU&E)…

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At the First Hamburg Sustainability Conference the German Government announced its joining the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, initiated by the Brazilian G20 presidency this year. Germany will contribute two…

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Gender

Germany is joining the international Alliance for Feminist Movements, a league of governments, international organisations, foundations and civil society groups. German Federal Development Minister Svenja Schulze…

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