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21 February 2019
In the past three decades, contract farming has gained prominence as an institutional arrangement that has the potential to address some of the challenges confronted by small-scale producers as it often guarantees a reliable market for their produce and, depending...
20 December 2018
Learn about responsible investments!
A new mobile E-learning course on the Principles for Responsible Investments in Agriculture and Food Systems and a responsible investment website are now available.
To develop understanding of the Principles for Responsible Investments in Agriculture and Food...
12 November 2018
Agriculture and rural development are key to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the majority of the world’s poor and food insecure live in rural areas of developing countries. Unfortunately, the agricultural sector currently suffers from serious...
17 October 2018
“My son, study hard, and do something else, don’t be a farmer, used to say my mum. But what if there were some Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Totti in agriculture, showing how successful one can be in this sector?” During a...
26 July 2018
We can end poverty and hunger! We only need to mobilize a higher level of resources, and use them responsibly. They should be channeled towards hunger eradication, combine investment in social protection with investment in production, and should prioritize rural areas, particularly the agricultural...