Since 2015, global progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2, which aims to eradicate world hunger under the banner “zero hunger”, has fallen behind schedule. Addressing global hunger and…

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Education

The global programme on Strengthening Farmers’ Organisations for Sustainable Agricultural Development of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supports farmers’ organisations in Ethiopia,…

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Forestry

Brazil and Germany are consolidating their cooperation aimed at protecting the Amazon Rainforest and the reforestation of degraded areas. This was announced by German Federal Development Minister Svenja Schulze and…

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Agroecology

In their half-term review of the “Traffic Light Coalition”, Germany’s Social Democrat/Green/Free Democrat government, a broad spectrum of organisations and associations take a look at the Federal Government’s…

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Education

The Sahel Alliance, which unites the main development supporters of the Sahel region, reached agreement at its General Assembly meeting in Berlin/Germany in mid-July that new initiatives should be launched to enable…

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Value chains

Cocoa farming is maintained world-wide by smallholders. In order to stem the environmental impact of deforestation through agriculture and livestock farming, the European Union has adopted a Regulation on…

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Food security

Prior to the 2024 Policies against Hunger Conference (PaH), having taken place on the 4th–5th June, members and affiliates of Forum Umwelt und Entwicklung, Germany’s NGO forum on environment and development, had…

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Climate change

Camelids are vital to indigenous communities in over 90 countries. Their value and potential have been underestimated and lack adequate support and investment. The Andes Resilientes al Cambio Climático project,…

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Climate change

One in eight people world-wide reside in mountainous areas. These regions supply fresh water to half the global population. They are home to numerous plant and animal species found nowhere else. However, these delicate…

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Agriculture

The 4th AGRITECHNICA ASIA, the leading exhibition in Asia Pacific for crop production and smart farming, held in Bangkok, Thailand, from the 22nd–29th of May, has celebrated record growth. The trade fair was accompanied…

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