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Pepper grows in a field surrounded by and filled with bamboo poles to act as a trelis

Pepper plantation in Myanmar

Photo: Dominique Guenat
BFH-HAFL Hugo P. Cecchini Institute

Consuming countries increasingly seek to ensure that value chains are deforestation-free. Learn more about the CDE project, which promotes deforestation-free requirements and traceability systems that prioritize the ecological, sociocultural, and economic well-being of producing countries. Solutions are being tested in designated pilot sites in Ethiopia, with a focus on the coffee sector.

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Sudan, a nation with a rich history of agricultural cultivation, faces chronic food insecurity due to social and geopolitical issues. With 80% of the labor force engaged in agriculture or pastoralism, the decline in agricultural productivity has severely impacted livelihoods and overall food security. Learn more about how this dire situation is tackeled in a CIMMYT-led broad based consortium.

 

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How can innovation contribute to sustainability in mountains? Mountain Research and Development invites papers that asses innovation processes, examine innovation practices, or provide agendas for policy, action, or research.

Notices of interest: 31.05.2024, full papers:01.10.2024

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Horitzont3000, Advocacy Coalition for Sustainable Agriculture (ACSA)

 

Kampala, Uganda
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Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations organisations

Rome, Italy
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