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  1. Food and nutrition security and Agricultural transformation central themes of Eight years of agricultural policy engagement at the Brussels Briefings

    A review of policy issues and challenges facing agriculture and rural development in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries from 2007 until 2015 is now available in multimedia DVD and USB stick. Knowledge and policy dialogue are a prerequisite for Brussels-based actors engaged in ACP...
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  2. Professionalisation of family farming - CTA Publishing No. 51 February 2016

    According to FAO, we can put an end to hunger. But in order to reach this goal, countries must invest more in family farming which is key to increase the global food production. Small-scale farmers have been left to their own devices for far too long; actions are urgently needed to support their...
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  3. Weekly Sahel and West Africa NewsBrief

    This weekly NewsBrief in English and French draws attention to current affairs and events in West Africa that go under-reported in mainstream media, and also regularly promotes the initiatives of the Club’s regional partners. Regular features include current events, opinion and blog pieces, Who's...
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  4. Ignored at COP21, sustainable agriculture is vital to climate mitigation

    Published on 28 January 2016, this blog from EurActiv France considers that farming is responsible for 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions, but COP21 and the Paris Agreement failed to acknowledge the sector’s impact and the positive role it could play. From the field to the plate, via the food...
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  5. Indian seeds in Africa: a scoping study of challenges and opportunities

    Published in January 2016, this Future Agricultures Working Paper No. 135 considers that the international emergence of India’s generic pharmaceuticals industry is seen as a success for international development and cooperation, bringing affordable drugs to populations not only in India itself but...
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  9. Second Report on the State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources

    This report , published by the FAO in December 2015, addresses the sustainable use, development and conservation of animal genetic resources for food and agriculture (AnGR) worldwide. Information on the report and the summary report are also available in French , Spanish , Chinese , Russian and...
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  10. The Role of SDGs in Achieving Zero Hunger

    It is a well-known fact that 795 million or one in nine are undernourished in our world today. This figure only goes up to more than one in eight for the developing world. Hunger kills more people every year than malaria, AIDS and tuberculosis combined. At the same time, the food industry is a...
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