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Qualifications: Master’s in development, international relations, agronomy or similar; practical experience in Latin America preferred; fluent in Spanish and English, good German, French desired.

Climate change is one of today’s biggest challenges, affecting many aspects of agriculture. In a new series, FiBL presents “Voices on Climate”: experts share diverse perspectives on climate and agriculture, highlighting both the role of organic farming and the challenges ahead.

This course enhances participants’ understanding of the challenges low- and middle-income countries face in achieving food security. It focuses on measurement tools and intervention design in different contexts.

A risk assessment framework based on a global synthesis of food system modeling reveals how individual and combined interventions can reduce the risk of overshooting critical environmental limits—land use, GHG emissions, freshwater use, and nutrient cycles—by 2050.

The RUNRES project (Closing the loop – nutrient recovery from waste for agriculture) continues to develop circular economy solutions in Rwanda, DRC, Ethiopia, and South Africa. With over 30 innovations launched, the project turns organic waste into agricultural inputs while strengthening local businesses.