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Hildegard Lingnau

Hildegard Lingnau

hildegard.lingnau@fao.org

is the executive secretary of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation (GFAR), which is hosted by the Rome-based FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN) and funded by the EU.

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Multistakeholder cooperation
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau

From GFAR to GFAiR

The Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation changes its acronym to underline inclusion and fairness

Food security
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski
Jörg Döbereiner
Jörg Döbereiner

“Smallholder farms must benefit from innovations”

Research must pay more attention to family farms, says Hildegard Lingnau of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation

Dysfunctional policy
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau
Julia Schnatz

Under-performing ODA darling

Despite under-performing governance, Kenya is still a donor darling

Official development assistance
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau
Julia Schnatz

Why taxation matters

Conventional ODA has often proved counterproductive, but there are alternative approaches

Paris Declaration
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau

Keeping up the momentum

Revisiting the principles of aid effectiveness

SDGs
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau

More effective partnerships

The OECD offers advice on how to improve international cooperation

Poverty
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau

Major breakthrough

What last year’s update of the World Bank’s poverty line means

Poverty
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau

New poverty line better reflects reality

World Bank updated key indicator for measuring poverty

Poverty
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau

Redefining poverty

Valentin Lang and Hildegard Lingnau: The post-2015 agenda needs to redefine poverty and measure it in new ways

Misbehaving donor agencies
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau
Tuon Thavrak

Dinosaurs at work

Donor agencies do not adhere to aid-effectiveness principles in Cambodia

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