How is responsible investment in agriculture and food systems connected to the right to food and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals more broadly? And how does this reflect on the responsibilities of States? These were some of the...

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...

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...

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...

“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...