Smallholder farmers are central to achieving food security. The UN organisation IFAD supports them with funds, access to markets and training

In Zambia, workers can now withdraw up to 20 % of their pension savings allowing to reinvest the money

Spiking food prices call for agricultural policymaking rather than macroeconomic management. In view of the climate crisis, challenges have increased

The global food system both contributes to climate change and is threatened by it

Top-down approaches dominate One-Health agenda in high-income countries, while bottom-up approaches prevail elsewhere

The government in Islamabad has launched several initiatives to address the country’s water problems

One Health is a holistic approach with a bearing on many different policy areas

While governments agreed on important issues at the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, civil-society organisations did not get enough attention

Due to underpayment and overload, thousands of trained health workers are leaving Nigeria to find employment abroad

In West Africa, some faith-based networks promote demographic change