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A new paradigm for rural development
April 2018
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent the broadest consensus ever reached by humanity regarding the kind of development we aspire to. They establish a minimum for our civilization regarding the opportunities and levels of well-being to which every human being is entitled, and define humanity’s obligations with respect to our planet and its future generations.
A Chefs’ Manifesto: How the food industry can deliver a better future for food
April 2018
The SDG2 Advocacy Hub is a consortium of NGOs, advocacy groups, civil society, private sector and UN agencies that collaborate on campaigns that help achieve SDG2 - to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030.
Finding a future in farming in Guinea
April 2018
Should I stay or should I go? This question is likely on the mind of hundreds of thousands of young people in developing countries wondering what the future holds for them at home and dreaming of a better life abroad.
10 ways in which ICTs can transform the lives of rural women
March 2018
What is the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), media and digital technologies in empowering women and girls? Rural women make significant contributions to their communities in a variety of ways.
How public-private-producer-partnerships are transforming agriculture in Tanzania
March 2018
Saada and Jerard are two young half-siblings, who were reunited through agriculture. Jerard was raised by his father in Iringa, a transport-hub in central Tanzania.
Radio and mobile phones bring life-changing solutions to rural women
March 2018
As thousands of farmers in central Tanzania battle with long spells of dry weather and erratic rainfall, with little hope of feeding their families, Juliana Yusuph is no longer worried.
This Kenyan farmer is modernizing — and maintaining a circular mindset
March 2018
“I’m using everything now,” says Samuel Gachau Kimani, showing off the biogas digester on his farm in Kirura, Kenya, north of Nairobi.
Recipes for Change: Licuri, chicken and rice
February 2018
Try the recipe at home: Licuri, chicken and rice – Brazil
Recipes for Change: Umbuzada sertaneja
February 2018
Try the Recipe at home: Umbuzada sertaneja – Brazil
Defining and measuring state fragility
February 2018
No state wants to be defined as fragile. But J.J. Messner’s job as co-director of The Fund for Peace’s Fragile States Index is to do just this. The Index tracks and assesses the performance of 178 countries on social, economic and political indicators to measure their fragility.