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Science, technology and innovation are crucial for achieving a more sustainable and equitable future for all. Innovative solutions to global problems, like climate change, are in high demand. However, women and other marginalized groups have been walled off from the digital world. The power of innovation is especially enhanced when women are a part of the force for change. Here are 5…

Our catchword of the month is innovation. First up, our Associate Vice President Donal Brown shares details on some of IFAD’s most innovative projects. Next, Claire Melamed, CEO at Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, gives us an update on what happened at the February gathering of donors and data organizations. We’re then joined by industry game-changers Mai Ann Healy of…

The 2022 Global Food Security Index shows that the food system has been weakening over the years due to an increasingly volatile world ● Affordability scores have dropped dramatically on a global scale ● Climate change continues to threaten food security from multiple fronts ● European economies remain the most food secure London, United Kingdom, 20th September 2022…

NAIROBI, Jan 16 2023 (IPS) - Concerns are rife that while Africa is growing more crops, these are not for food and that on the current trajectory, present food import costs into Africa, now estimated at 55 billion US dollars a year, could double by 2030. Three crop species-maize, wheat and rice meet an estimated 50 percent of the global requirements for proteins and calories,…

The surge in food and energy prices during the past few years has fueled inflation and hurt growth. Prices of food and energy commodities increased steadily following the onset of the pandemic and reached historic highs after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While international prices have since moderated, they have nonetheless contributed to upward pressure on domestic inflation.Moreover, high…

The report reveals that an estimated 53.9 million people suffered from severe food insecurity in the Arab region in 2021, accounting for a 55 percent increase since 2010 29/03/2023 Cairo, Egypt – Hunger and malnutrition have reached critical levels in the Arab region as access to basic foods has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, according…