All contributions

2026

Bundled Knowledge – The Compendium of the Green Innovation Centers

A Contribution by GIZ

The results of twelve years of cooperation: a compendium by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) takes stock of the work of green innovation centres in 16 countries. It brings together experiences, documents successes and challenges, and collects key findings for practical application and policy-making.

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A political opportunity to overcome structural barriers for women farmers

A Contribution by Claudia Jordan

The International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF), launched by the United Nations for 2026, is more than a symbolic moment. It is a political opportunity – and responsibility – for German development cooperation. This is what the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) emphasised during Grüne Woche trade fair in Berlin.

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Revisited – Julienne’s Success has a System

A Contribution by GIZ

In southern Benin, Julienne processes soybeans into tofu. Rather than relying on subsidies, she has built her own business step by step. Her path shows how local financing, shared risk assessment, and entrepreneurial skills contribute to transforming agrifood systems.

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A hand selects ripe coffee cherries from a lush coffee plant, showcasing the vibrant colors of the harvest.

Why Food is about Power, not Just Supply Chains

A Contribution by Mary Karanu

Food systems are often reduced to production and trade. Mary Karanu of Welthungerhilfe in Kenya shows that they also reflect social and political orders, shaping power relations, the recognition of labor, and structural vulnerability across smallholder contexts in Africa and global supply chains.

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The Architecture of Nutrition

An Interview with Sachin Gupte

Nutrition rarely fails for lack of knowledge, but for lack of structure. In conversation with Dr. Sachin Gupte from PATH, attention turns to the often unseen foundations of food systems – where climate pressures, political frameworks, and economic realities shape what can endure, and what cannot.

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