Because of the climate crisis, a rethink is needed in rural affairs, and it is indeed happening internationally

To eradicate hunger globally, more value must be created locally.

Schools in Mexico contribute to children and adolescents having access to junk food, exacerbating the already grave epidemic of overweight and obesity.

Across the country, seven out of ten adults, two out of five of adolescents, and about 37 % of school-age children are obese or overweight. The extent of the problem is due to several factors -– not least low incomes.

Progress regarding SDG2 – the eradication of hunger – remains too slow.

The countries in the Horn of Africa face multiple challenges in terms of food security. An example from Ethiopia emphasises that peacebuilding and the promotion of livelihoods must go hand in hand in order to overcome them.

The global food system is not only environmentally harmful, but also makes poverty worse in rural areas of emerging markets and developing countries.

Among the low-income earners the chapati has taken a distinct identity as a staple food.

Due to multiple shocks like skyrocketing of prices of seeds, pesticides and fertilisers, many Malawian smallholder farmers are giving up tobacco growing.

The World Bank has enabled a dramatic reduction in extreme poverty. However, this masks a divergence between stable and fragile countries.