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1931.

Nein zu UPOV und zur Privatisierung von Saatgut

media release by the Swiss Coalition for the Right to Seed calling for the abolition of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) on the occasion of its 60th…

1932.

Biokakao aus Agroforstsystemen – internationaler Austausch in Bolivie

An article from FiBL Switzerland on an intertnational workshop to disseminate the results of its SysCom programme, comparing organic and conventional cocoa cultivation in monoculture and agroforestry…

1933.

New public-private partnership to promote innovative development finance

SECO, UBS Optimus Foundation, Credit Suisse Foundation and SDC launched the Sustainable Development Goals Impact Finance Initiative aiming to mobilize up to one billion Swiss francs in private…

1934.

Large-scale agricultural investments in Eastern Africa

1935.

CLOC East Africa and the Horn

news by CDE about the Cluster of Cooperation (CLOC) East Africa and the Horn, a network of researchers and institutions that aims to foster North–South partnerships for research and education

1936.

Government of Laos launches new digital data sharing platform for development planning

Press release from CDE announcing the launch of a new platform that provides easy access to a large range of development-relevant indicators from various thematic sectors, including statistics and…

1937.

New issue of SDC Development Magazine "One World" is online

The latest issue of SDC Development Magazine "One World" focuses on the role of research in reducing poverty and environmental degradation, and provides clear cases from food security.

1938.

"Syngenta exportiert Tausende Tonnen «Bienenkiller»-Pestizide aus der Europäischen Union"

media release by Public Eye about a study on the export of insecticides based on so-called neonicotinoids from the European Union, where these active ingredients are banned, to countries such as…

1939.

Expedient or nonsensical? Organic farming in developing countries

What do Kenyan women farmers think of organics? Why should cocoa be grown in agroforestry systems? Four FiBL researchers discuss the opportunities and limitations of organic farming in the developing…

1940.

Ten years of new knowledge, connections and synergies

news by ETH World Food System Center about the publication of an evluation report on the Mercator Program on Agroecology and Organic Farming