Focused and yet from different angles - special editions report on major events in the agricultural and food sector. We shed light on a topic and let different stakeholders discuss.
More than one billion people worldwide fear losing access to their land. Although large areas are managed under customary tenure systems, most communities still lack formal legal recognition. Rising inequality, concentrated land ownership, and the continued marginalization of women and Indigenous peoples illustrate how closely land is tied to power. At the same time, collective initiatives from Cameroon to Kenya show that laws and lived realities can change. The International Land Coalition (ILC) provides an overview.
A growing number of youth in Africa are landless or possess only informal land rights. However, a new generation is helping to shape change. They are demanding a say, advocating for justice and opportunities, and demonstrating that land rights mean more than just ownership. They open up prospects, secure livelihoods and strengthen scope for action. John World Bonoua, member of the Youth Initiative for Land in Africa (YILAA), talks about how young people's perspectives are changing the debate on land policy.
Faith Alubbe, CEO of the Kenya Land Alliance, has long been advocating for land justice and community rights in Kenya and beyond. In this interview, she shares lessons on inclusive land governance, the role of women, and why true ownership goes far beyond land titles. Her message: communities must be at the center of decision-making.
The third Global Disability Summit in Berlin is looking for tangible ways to enforce the legal rights of persons with disabilities. Data and digitalisation are an important tool for this, also in development policy. At the event in Berlin, it is undeniable that advances in digitalisation and data collection offer great potential.
The Global Disability Summit in Berlin at the beginning of April aims to strengthen the rights of people with disabilities. What does this mean for development cooperation? An interview with Jürgen Dusel, Federal Government Commissioner for Matters relating to Persons with Disabilities.
The path to employment or self-employment remains a challenge for persons with disabilities. Although one in six people in the world have a disability, only a third of them are employed. With these five criteria, the agricultural sector can become more accessible for people with disabilities.
The right to food is established as a human right, yet the world faces a growing rate of hunger. What needs to happen to ensure that this right is not just on paper? Why do we need a strong civil society and what can Germany learn from countries like Brazil? Dr. Andreas Schaumayer (BMZ), Bernd Schwang (BMEL) and Michael Windfuhr (German Institute for Human Rights) talk about opportunities, obstacles and the question of how political goals can be turned into reality.
As food crises increase worldwide, the 52nd session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) brought together CFS member countries and other stakeholders to reaffirm the right to food. New policy recommendations and an action plan to tackle inequalities in food systems were adopted. Nosipho Jezile, Chair of the CFS, reports on the meeting and takes a look into the future.
Food is essential to life, dignity, and development. The Right to Food Coalition Kenya, founded in 2021, brings together 50 groups to fight hunger and food insecurity. Using a rights-based approach, they empower vulnerable communities and advocate for policy changes to promote food justice. Mary Karanu, the coalition’s coordinator, emphasizes their commitment to transforming food systems and amplifying community voices.
To mark the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, together with its partners, focuses on the sustainable use of soil and land - for current and future generations. State Secretary Jochen Flasbarth on the relevance of these finite resources for our future.
Women face significant social and political obstacles in addressing climate impacts and the increased demand for land. Securing women's land rights is crucial for gender equality and community resilience. This is where the Haki Ardhi Reporting Tool comes in.
Despite the pledge by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to “leave no-one behind”, even today, a disproportionately high number of indigenous people live in poverty. One of the reasons for this is their limited access to productive assets. Scientist Dr. Rick de Satgé discusses the land and resource rights of these people and explains why existing conventions and declarations of securing these rights often do not take effect.
In 2023 the world is at halftime in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). On current trends, one thing becomes clear: We’re at halftime but nowhere near halfway. In the face of global crises and geopolitical conflicts, the path to sustainability has recently even been backward. Still, there are seven years left to turn the tide. Time to ask ourselves: so far, what has been achieved and what needs to happen to ensure that the SDGs can be kept?
Stephanie Heiland, Project Manager at Sector Project Agriculture and part of this year’s Observer Delegation of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) at COP27, shares her insights on the role of agriculture and food systems at the climate conference. Among other things, she reports from GIZ’s COP27 side event ‘Climate resilient agriculture and food systems in times of multiple crises and fragility’.
The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development sees sustainable agri-food systems as an opportunity to protect the climate, preserve biodiversity and ensure food security in the future. Dirk Meyer, Head of Directorate-General 1 at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, looks ahead to the upcoming COP27.
Women can play a vital role in the change process both when it comes to climate protection and adapting to climate change. But the reality is often still not quite like this: women and girls are particularly badly affected by the climate crisis. Is the topic of gender getting enough attention at the upcoming climate conference? Questions for Bettina Jahn from UN Women Germany.
The G7 is responding to the worsening global hunger crisis by mobilizing an additional $4.5 billion for this year alone. A key milestone for this in the run-up was the international conference on global food security "Uniting for Global Food Security".
The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) looks at the German G7 Presidency as an opportunity for development cooperation. Federal Development Minister Svenja Schulze on the agenda and the goals of the G7 development ministers.
Carin Smaller, former Director of Agriculture, Trade, and Investment at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and David Laborde, Senior Research Fellow at IFPRI on what's on the agenda at the G7-Summit in Schloss Elmau – then to now and ‘Beyond Elmau’.
With the special initiative "One World Without Hunger" (SEWOH), the German government has set an example. Dirk Schattschneider, Commissioner for the Special Initiative at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) on achievements to date, lessons learned and the future of SEWOH.
With its special initiative for “ONE WORLD – no Hunger”, the German federal government issued a clear statement of intention. Soon commonly known as “SEWOH”, the initiative provided the opportunity to react flexibly within budgeting regulations and make an extensive contribution to fulfilling SDG 2. The political calendar provided various occasions to engage the international community through Germany’s G7 and G20 presidencies. The fact that the number of people suffering from hunger has increased since then does not undermine SEWOH’s efforts. Instead, it underpins the call to further intensify efforts on the national, European and global levels. The calendar still offers good vantage points. Great expectations rest on the United Nations Food Systems Summit, and in 2022 Germany will again take over the G7 presidency.
In order to make rural areas fit for the future and to sustainably improve the nutrition of many people, innovative approaches and solutions are needed. That is why SEWOH has created Green Innovation Centers, thereby providing important impetus for progress and innovation.
Perspectives must be created and existing potentials in the agricultural and food sector must be intensified so that people have the courage to pursue their future in rural areas. In its projects, the SEWOH promotes a comprehensive approach that focuses in particular on the needs of young people.
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