By 2050, the world’s farmers will have two billion more mouths to feed. Significant improvements to agricultural productivity are needed - particularly on the small farms of less than two hectares which produce nearly 70% of the...
Capacity4dev.eu reviews the most popular Voices & Views in 2015, a landmark year for development with several key events taking place as well as the International Year of Evaluation and the European Year for Development.
Climate change is a global issue, but it undoubtedly affects some more than others. The poorest populations are worst affected by droughts, floods and failed harvests. They are also least responsible for the carbon emissions which...
Indicators: a) GP and LL on entrepreneurship strengthening in IE identified. b) Challenges on entrepreneurship in IE identified and possible means to overcome challenges identified and analysed. Data Analysis Methods...
7 April 2020. The rapid spread of COVID-19 and efforts to contain it are generating growing concerns that food insecurity, malnutrition, and poverty may escalate, particularly among marginalized people in the developing world. To...
New York, 23 September - Partners of a new UN-led platform to mobilize and accelerate action on climate resilience agreed today to move ahead with plans that will help meet the needs of a growing global population that is being...
Using slogans such as ‘Eat Food From Family Farms’, and ‘Healthy People, Animals and Environment’, Veterinaires Sans Frontieres Europa (VSFE) manage a number of projects that support small-scale livestock farmers as they adapt to...
The expansion of social protection is key for policies aiming at encouraging the transition from the informal to the formal economy. For this reason, major international actors are focusing on this goal, also included among SDGs...
Brussels, 22 March - UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner gave a keynote speech at the 9th Forum for the Future of Agriculture where he made the linkage between a farming economy and a broader set of challenges. His full speech...
2015 SEED Awards Honour African and Women-Led Enterprises 2015 SEED Africa Winner, Loja de Energias, Mozambique. Photo: SEED Nairobi, 9 September 2015 - As the world gears up to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) later...