As the crisis worsens every day, we must act fast and with determination. Responsible, green and long-term private sector engagement, hand-in-hand with donors and partner countries, is indispensable on the road towards zero hunger.
Quote | Qu Dongyu, FAO Director-General
Michelle Tang2022-09-07T16:17:35+02:00Africa’s demographic dividend has tremendous potential to transform the supply and demand of future goods and services, including in the agriculture and food industry.
An Interview With | Co-Chairs, Thematic Working Group on Rural Youth Employment
Michelle Tang2022-09-07T09:58:35+02:00Youth are the main actors in shaping a sustainable food system transformation and rural youth employment has direct links to a broad spectrum of thematic areas in development cooperation.
Quote | Jane Lowicki-Zucca, Senior Youth Advisor. USAID
Michelle Tang2022-09-07T09:54:28+02:00We need to do our best to understand youth and include them in all their diversity.
Quote | Ammad Bahalim, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Chair, SDG 2 Road Map Working Group
Michelle Tang2022-09-07T16:03:19+02:00The 50x2030 initiative and Ceres2030 report made valuable contributions to the UN Food Systems Summit, highlighting the critical importance of data and evidence based approaches to donor investments in food systems.
Quote | David Hegwood, Senior Food Security Advisor, USAID
Michelle Tang2022-09-07T15:52:22+02:00Beyond the Food Systems Summit, looking at how donors are contributing towards food systems transformation and the SDGs will be one of the key focuses for the SDG2 Roadmap Working Group.
Quote | Esther Obaikol, Land Governance Expert/Coordinator Land Governance Unit, IGAD
Michelle Tang2022-09-07T09:05:03+02:00Land is synonymous with identity, culture, power, development, food, and human security. Good land governance is essential for sustainable use of our land, our environment, our shared prosperity, and our common future, for a world in which all groups and multi generations live, thrive and prosper on land in equal stature.
Quote | Michael Taylor, Director, International Land Coalition
Michelle Tang2022-09-07T08:58:01+02:00ILC members come together to work for people-centred land governance. We believe that this is a pathway to addressing the major challenges of our time; mitigating the climate crisis, overcoming extreme inequality, building democracy and promoting sustainable food systems.
Quote | Victoria Stanley, Senior Land Specialist, World Bank
Michelle Tang2022-09-07T08:59:10+02:00Women’s access to and control over land is critical for development. We know from country studies that greater control over land leads to better food security and nutrition for that woman’s family. Investing in women’s land rights is an investment in the future.
Quote | Wael Zakout, Senior Technical Advisor and Global Lead for Land and Geospatial, World Bank
Michelle Tang2022-09-07T09:04:25+02:00Without land tenure systems that work, economies risk missing the foundation for sustainable growth, threatening the livelihoods of the poor and vulnerable the most. It is not possible to end poverty and boost shared prosperity without serious progress on land and property rights.