Maize dominates diets in Zambia as it is affordable and brings high yields. The lack of food diversity means insufficient micronutrient intake with many people though, causing health problems as well as growth and developmental disorders.
Soziale Sicherungsmaßnahmen unterstützen ländliche Haushalte in Krisensituationen. Sie verbessern die Ernährungssicherheit und ermöglichen Haushalten, mit Risiken besser umzugehen und in profitablere Lebensgrundlagen zu investieren. Sie leisten aber noch viel mehr. - Beitrag von Barbara Rohregger
Filling the German-Ivorian cooperation with pride, the World Heritage Committee took the Ivoirian park from the “red” list of endangered world heritage sites. The decision was based on the analysis and the conclusions of the World Heritage Centre and IUCN as an official advisory body to the Committee.
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Not having access to clean drinking water is a common but extremely serious problem in the Ethiopian highlands. It forces local residents to take long walks and to consume polluted, unsafe water. A GIZ project demonstrates how innovative water filters contribute to healthier lives for thousands of people.
A case study from the Afar region in Ethiopia on digitization of land use, crop and forage productivity as well as its contribution to food security -- by ICRISAT.
Die deutsche Entwicklungspolitik hat sich zu einem menschenrechtsbasierten Ansatz verpflichtet. Frauenrechte und gleiche Chancen, Verantwortlichkeiten und Einflussmöglichkeiten der Geschlechter sind damit eigenständiges Ziel und handlungsleitendes Prinzip. Die Förderung von Gleichberechtigung stellt eine übergreifende Aufgabe und Qualitätsmerkmal aller Bereiche der deutschen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit dar.
Many farmers have very limited access to information, causing poor farming practice and low productivity in sub-Saharan Africa. This rice and cocoa value chain example demonstrates how mobile based ICT solutions can contribute to closing the knowledge gap.
Social protection tools are becoming a popular policy response. DIE and GIZ co-organised a panel to discuss evidence demonstrating that regular income transfers allow people to better meet their immediate basic consumption needs and enable them to save for hard times.
Aggregated results from 10 nutrition baseline surveys in Africa and Asia. This study is unique because of its geographic and cultural scale.
