This working group promotes the improvement of livelihoods while conserving natural resources in the context of climate change. Members believe that well governed and responsible management of natural resources are the basis for sustainable development in rural areas.

This working group promotes the improvement of livelihoods while conserving natural resources in the context of climate change. Members believe that well governed and responsible management of natural resources are the basis for sustainable development in rural areas.

This working group promotes the improvement of livelihoods while conserving natural resources in the context of climate change. Members believe that well governed and responsible management of natural resources are the basis for sustainable development in rural areas.

This working group promotes the improvement of livelihoods while conserving natural resources in the context of climate change. Members believe that well governed and responsible management of natural resources are the basis for sustainable development in rural areas.

The objective of gender-transformative approaches is to contribute to sustainable social and economic empowerment of women. Social norms and structural differences have to be adressed to achieve this objective. For this, we have to become courageous and respectful changemakers. How to get there, is the objective of this working group.

A quick look behind the scenes shows there is a wide variety of approaches to contract farming that GIZ programmes currently integrate

To achieve a broad impact — i.e. being relevant, achieving quality, quantity and sustainability — a number of factors need to be taken into consideration

GIZ promotes contract farming as an inclusive business model, practical and process oriented. It guides practitioners through sound planning, starting-up, consolidation and scaling-up of contract farming schemes. The core element is the selection of ...

Contract farming gives small-scale farmers a more durable position within value chains specifying the obligations of farmers and buyers as partners in business. A promising option — though no silver bullet

It is an ambitious task to facilitate the emergence of viable Contract Farming business models — to make them inclusive is even more demanding. Requiring situation specific upgrading concepts for every single Contract Farming business model, local experts have to become competent process facilitators