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Zero Hunger

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.

Hunger is the leading cause of death in the world. Our planet has provided us with tremendous resources, but unequal access and inefficient handling leaves millions of people malnourished. If we promote sustainable agriculture with modern technologies and fair distribution systems, we can sustain the whole world’s population and make sure that nobody will ever suffer from hunger again.
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Todos somos protagonistas: Sobre la investigación-acción participativa, las redes campesinas y el triunfo del biochar en Cuba

Fue el proyecto r4d Bio-C, que llevó el biochar a Cuba en 2018. Un año...

Wir sind alle Protagonisten: Über partizipative Aktionsforschung, bäuerliche Netzwerke und den Siegeszug der Pflanzenkohle in Kuba

Es war das r4d-Projekt Bio-C, das die Pflanzenkohle 2018 nach Kuba brachte. Ein Jahr später...

A drop of vanilla: Finding a way out of Madagascar’s ‘triple crisis’

Farmers trading in the popular spice rely on forest just as much. Can dialogue centred...

Mehr Wissen bedeutet mehr Sicherheit: Pestizide im kubanischen Kartoffelanbau

Wie sich ausgebrachte Pestizide in kubanischen Böden und Kartoffeln verhalten, wusste man bisher nicht. Das...

Más conocimiento significa más seguridad: los plaguicidas en el cultivo de la papa en Cuba

Hasta ahora no se sabía cómo se comportan los plaguicidas aplicados en los suelos y...

Ventures for richer soil: Turning organic leftovers into compost in Ghana

Farmers struggling with depleted land tap techniques to make quality fertiliser from oil palm and...

An app for apples: Safeguarding ancient fruit forests in Central Asia

Citizen science and early testing could save the world’s cradle of pome trees from fire...

Food Academy: Testing sustainability in the system for small farms

A virtual training teaches how to spot food-system bottlenecks that keep smallholders on the losing...

Schalt’ das Radio ein: Strategien für fruchtbarere afrikanische Böden

Was die Forschung als nachhaltige Lösung erkannt hat, sollte nicht Theorie bleiben. Ganz besonders, wenn...

Turn the radio on: Strategies for more fertile African soils

What research has identified as sustainable solution should not remain theory. Especially when it comes...

“Green Vein”: Official film trailer released

Green Vein – The Agroecological Renaissance of West Africa...

“La veine verte”: Sortie de la bande-annonce officielle du film

La veine verte – La renaissance agroécologique de l’Afrique de l’Ouest...

Validating organic resource management approaches for enhancing soil fertility

The application of organic resources in agricultural land enhances soil fertility and quality, with positive...

Soil management innovations for sustainable yam production

Developing soil management approaches for sustainable yam production: This is the common goal of an...

Insects as feed in West Africa

As a natural protein source, insects as feed have a big potential to help improve...

A cross-fertilising science communication campaign for sustainable food systems in West Africa

A multimedia caravan toured in five countries of West Africa to share research findings on...

A better life off the land: Villagers join forces in Myanmar

As forest and farmland dwindle, a project bets on collective action to get smallholders on...

Rooting out invaders: A strategy against exotic trees in East Africa

A ‘selfish’ species is gobbling up pastoral land in Kenya, stirring up trouble. Ecologists and...

Research cooperation with dairy cooperatives: Easing the life of small-scale farmers in Kenya

Dairy farming traditionally dominates Central Kenya and its green Umande region. Setting up cooperatives can...

Solutions for increasing resistance in rice crops

Detecting genetic factors that foster pest resistance in rice is important in stabilising production and...

Legalising local cheese making in Brazil

Raw-milk cheese producers in Brazil are not allowed to sell their produce at local markets....

Improving yam productivity in West Africa

The productivity of yam, a staple food in West Africa, can be significantly increased by...

Increasing soil fertility with Gliricidia trees: Agroforestry in Mali

Soil fertility declines quickly in Mali, as in other countries in the Sahel region. Soil...

Nachwuchs in Westafrika wirtschaftet in Richtung nachhaltige Zukunft

Dank Forschungs- und Start-up-Wettbewerben schlagen neue landwirtschaftliche Techniken schneller Wurzeln. Studierende aus dem r4d-Programm haben...

Young talents in West Africa invest into a sustainable future

Thanks to research and start-up competitions, new agricultural techniques are spreading faster. Students from the...

De jeunes entrepreneurs scientifiques œuvrent pour un avenir durable

De nouvelles techniques agricoles prennent plus facilement racine par le biais de concours de recherche...

Hoffnung säen auf fruchtbaren Böden

Die Kleinbäuerinnen und -bauern Westafrikas produzieren hauptsächlich für lokale Märkte. Forschende des r4d-Programms gingen der...

Growing hope on fertile soils

Small farmers in Western Africa produce mostly for local markets. Researchers from the r4d programme...

How efficient is agro-ecology as compared to agro-industry?

Horacio Augstburger developed the agroecosystem service capacity index (ASC-Index), a tool to assess the contributions...

How can a community increase its food sustainability?

Family farming in “Fundo de Pasto Communities” of Brazil offers sustainable production and consumption systems....