Rural Development

Cocoa yields will be “destroyed” by 2030 without financial support and fairer markets, Ivory Coast farmers have warned. The West African nation is the world’s largest producer of cocoa, with farmers in the Bafing-Tonkpi region supplying chocolate to global markets, including the United Kingdom. But years of depressed prices have …

The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) will reduce its headcount by 25 percent to 30 percent as funding for the global aid agency plummets, according to an internal email seen Monday by Agence France-Presse (AFP). U.S. President Donald Trump has moved to slash the nation’s contributions to the U.N. and its …

Press statement… European Agroforestry Federation (EURAF) takes note of today’s publication of the ‘Vision for EU Agriculture and Food’, launched by Vice President Raffaele Fitto, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms and Commissioner for Agriculture and Food, Christophe Hansen.   While the document addresses matters of existential importance for European agriculture – …

While SDG5 focuses on gender equality, how are cooperatives in different regions empowering women and working towards making this a reality? From argan co-ops in Morocco and in artisans in India, to agents of ecological change in Uruguay and textile upcycling in India, here are four women’s co-ops accelerating action for …

With a 2040 perspective, the Agriculture and Food Vision Strategy Paper, which promises better conditions for farmers in Europe, sets four priority areas: ‘Making the agricultural sector more attractive, Competitiveness and resilience, Preparing for the future, Fair living and working conditions in rural areas’. The strategy document aims to simplify …

Cemal Tomris, who is engaged in beekeeping in Türkiye’s southeastern Anatolian province of Siirt, said that their goal is to rank first in honey production in the country. According to the data of Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) 2024, Siirt ranked 5th in honey production with 3 thousand 48 tonnes and …

With a 2040 perspective, the Agriculture and Food Vision Strategy Paper, which promises better conditions for farmers in Europe, sets four priority areas: ‘Making the agricultural sector more attractive, Competitiveness and resilience, Preparing for the future, Fair living and working conditions in rural areas’. The EU Commission, with the perspective …

İbrahim Akkurt, who broke new ground in the livestock sector in Türkiye’s northeastern province of Ağrı, is growing rapidly to meet the demands from all over the country by breeding in the ostrich farm he established on the foothills of Mount Ararat despite the harsh climatic conditions of the region. …

The United Nations General Assembly declared the first International Year of Cooperatives in 2012 and called to highlight the contributions of cooperatives to socio-economic development, particularly their impact on poverty reduction, employment generation and social integration. Cooperatives around the world celebrated this inaugural event under the theme Cooperative Enterprises Build a Better …

The government has unveiled a new Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) Action Plan covering the period of 2024-2028 to support the region’s economic development through large scale investments. “The new GAP action plan aims to complete irrigation investments, expand productive and smart agricultural practices, achieve tourism-oriented growth and, most importantly, create an attractive investment environment …