Livestock and food security

Presented during the AEC 2016, held in Abuja on 5-7 December 2016, this paper provides an overview of the meaning and conditions under which an agro-allied industrial development strategy in Africa could work. According to the...

The publication Land for Life: create wealth, transform lives collects stories of communities' sustainable land management initiatives which succeeded to reverse the degrading situation of their land, enhancing the resilience of...

The revised and supplemented 2 nd edition of the atlas A new emerging rural world: an overview of rural change in Africa takes stock of rural restructuring in Africa, both North and sub-Saharan. Prepared as background to the 2 nd...

This Global Strategic Framework for Food Security and Nutrition(GSF) is a single, living documentannually approved by the CFS Plenary (Committee on World Food Security). Its purpose is to improve coordination and guide...

On November 22 nd 2016, th e European Commission announced three Communications on a new Consensus for Development, on the building blocks for renewed Partnership with partner countries and on a sustainable European future. In the...

On the 13-14 October 2016 , the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development, upon invitation of the Italian Agency for International Development, organised an event titled “ Round Table-The Future Donor Programmes in Rural...

Published as background document to the high level conference FOOD 2030: Research and Innovation for tomorrows' nutrition and food systems, this document sets out how EU Research and Innovation (R&I) policy contributes to the...

This working paper has been prepared as background for the inclusive agribusiness work stream of the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development’s (GDPRD). The paper outlines the concept of inclusive business and its application...

Using the “conceptual framework” of value chain development, this paper provides information on 24 agri-food value chain interventions in Pakistan aiming to increase the consumption of nutrient-dense foods or increase their supply...

Agriculture is a sector especially sensitive to climate change. It also accounts for significant emissions and is, therefore, a priority for both adaptation and mitigation plans and actions at global, national and local levels...