• The status of women in agrifood systems report uses extensive new data and analyses to provide a comprehensive picture of women’s participation, benefits, and challenges they face working in agrifood systems globally. The report shows how increasing women’s empowerment and gender equality in agrifood systems enhances women’s well-being and the well-being of their households, creating opportunities for economic growth, greater incomes, productivity and resilience.

  • 5 September 2024 | 16:00-18:30 CET | Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in London and on Zoom. How to deliver impact at scale, reach smallholder farmers and build the next generation of competitive African agribusinesses. Chris Isaac, AgDevCo’s Chief Investment Officer and co-founder, will be delivering the 41st Ralph Melville Lecture in association with The Tropical Agriculture Association International (TAAI).

  • This policy paper has been produced by GIZ on behalf of the BMZ. It describes several fit-for-purpose solutions of land governance projects from GIZ and other development partners as well as their positive impacts in the land sector. The aim of the policy paper is to present successful approaches to secure land tenure rights

  • The Tokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit provides a historic opportunity to transform the way the world tackles the global challenge of malnutrition.

  • This How To Do Note (HTDN), prepared jointly by IFAD’s Land Tenure and Youth teams, presents the challenges and opportunities for young people seeking to access land for employment and entrepreneurship in the rural sector of the developing world. By understanding the different ways in which youth can access land and exploring good practices

  • Bonn and Rome, 23 October 2019 Download The Board of the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development is pleased to announce that the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), per a decision by its Executive Management Committee, has agreed to host the Platform’s

  • The G20 Summit in 2017 saw the launch of the Rural Youth Employment initiative, after a historic vote by governments and heads of states signalled a clear political commitment of the international community to support empowerment of youth in rural areas. Today, 1.2 billion young people between the ages 15 and 24 live in

  • The rapidly growing population in Africa and the expectations that urban population will rapidly increase, give even bigger importance to opening new opportunities for agriculture and the economic development of rural areas. At the expert meeting Rural and Regional Policies for Sustainable and Inclusive Development in Africa - co-organised by the OECD, NEPAD, AFD

  • AGA Session 3 - 4 November 2020: "Food systems: Data for evidenced-based policymaking"

  • The purpose of this toolkit is to introduce readers to the complex relationship between land and violent conflict and to provide guidance on recommended approaches and actions to address some of the root causes of conflict. This understanding can help staff diagnose a problem, support strategic planning, and develop projects and activities that build