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Planting the Roots of Peace: Humanitarian Heidi Kühn wins 2023 World Food Prize for restoring agriculture to de-mined land in former war zones

Heidi Kühn of the United States will receive the 2023 World Food Prize for her farmer-focused development model that revitalizes farmland, food security, livelihoods, and resilience after devastating conflict. For more than two decades, she has shown more than a million people living in war-torn regions around the world a way forward for restoring peace and prosperity through agriculture. A humanitarian and peace activist who has spent more than 25 […]

todayMay 16, 2023 39

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New Malabo Montpellier Panel Report: Climate-proofing Africa’s food systems needs new and reimagined financing models to meet $41.3 billion adaptation cost

African governments will need to tap into all domestic and global sources of adaptation finance to meet a shortfall of more than $40 billion to climate-proof food systems, according to the Malabo Montpellier Panel. Current levels of adaptation financing needs for agriculture, forestry, and land use (AFOLU) and water sectors in Africa amount to an estimated $41.3 billion, according to a report launched by the Panel of experts at the Malabo […]

todayDecember 20, 2022 41

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COP27 Brief: Dialogues and Commitments at the Intersection of Agriculture and Climate

World leaders gathered in Egypt from 6-18 November for the COP27 climate conference, where a number of sessions and dialogues were held to discuss the intersection of agriculture and climate change, among other topics. A number of commitments and initiatives were also announced during the talks. These are outlined below. Koronivia Joint Work for Agriculture (KJWA): KJWA is the official UNFCCC workstream for agriculture and food security, with the goal […]

todayNovember 22, 2022 23

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Borlaug Dialogues Round-up: A better way to feed the world

After a day orienting food security experts from around the world on the interconnected challenges of climate change, COVID-19, global conflict and more, the second day of the Borlaug Dialogue began to delve deeper into the agricultural development landscape with a keynote speech from Samantha Power, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Power opened the morning by giving an overview of the current state of global food […]

todayOctober 27, 2022 109

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Haiti’s farmers showcase resilience in the face of Covid-19 pandemic

Haiti’s smallholder farmers have demonstrated how they defied the Covid-19 pandemic to continue to produce and export goods, thanks to long-term investment in food systems. Acceso has been supporting Haitian farmers, providing technical training, support and market linkages, since 2014. After helping peanut farmers to improve production and reduce the risk of contamination, Acceso and partners launched Lavi Spicy Peanut Butter, a product created entirely in Haiti using peanuts grown […]

todaySeptember 1, 2022 34

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Food Security High on G7 Agenda as Impacts from Climate, COVID-19 and Conflict Grow

Leaders gathered at the G7 Summit from 26 to 28 June in Germany, where food security was high on the agenda. The G7 Leaders said they “will spare no effort to increase global food and nutrition security and to protect the most vulnerable, whom the food crisis threatens to hit the hardest.”  So, what does this mean in practice in addressing food security? The Global Alliance for Food Security Initially […]

todayJune 30, 2022 34

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The Malabo Montpellier Panel Forum Explores How Nature-Based Innovation is Propelling Africa’s Bioeconomy

Investing in more science and innovation to support a growing, sustainable bioeconomy will help to build Africa’s resilience against future crises, the 10th Malabo Montpellier Forum heard. The bioeconomy, broadly referring to the production and use of renewable biological resources, was also the focus of a report launched at the meeting. In ‘Nature’s Solutions: Policy Innovations & Opportunities for Africa’s Bioeconomy’, the Malabo Montpellier Panel of 18 leading scientists set […]

todayMay 27, 2022 44

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Nature-Based Solutions at UNEA-5.2

Nature-based solutions were one of the main topics at the fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) in Nairobi. UNEA-5.2, which commenced on February 28, was convened under the theme “Strengthening Actions for Nature to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals” to highlight the pivotal role nature plays in sustainable development across social, economic, and environmental domains.  One of the key outcomes from the fifth session was a resolution focused […]

todayMarch 14, 2022 40

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Nominations Now Open for the 2022 World Food Prize!

Celebrate the accomplishments of those who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity, or availability of food in the world, by nominating an individual or individuals for the 2022 World Food Prize!  Nominations are now open for the 2022 World Food Prize, which has been referred to as the “Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture.” The prize is a $250,000 award formally presented at the Laureate Award Ceremony […]

todayFebruary 18, 2022 18