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The Digital Villages Initiative (DVI) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is a corporate programme aiming to combat hunger, poverty and inequality by fostering digital rural...

The International Fund for Agricultural Development is an international financial institution and a specialised agency of the United Nations dedicated to eradicating poverty and hunger in rural areas of developing countries. It...

The Sahel region is a place of opportunities, rich in human, natural and cultural resources. However, insecurity, climate change, the rise of violent extremism, the erosion of social cohesion and the lack...

Successfully managing the green and digital transitions is a crucial factor that could increase the resilience and strategic autonomy of the EU and shape its future. Yet digitalisation of agriculture and rural...

This book encompasses a broad range of natural resource sectors, with discrete chapters on water, land, forestry, fisheries, mining, petroleum and agriculture. Given this broad range of areas...

This report answers the commitment made in the rural vision Communication to ‘take stock of what actions have been carried out’ and provide ‘a set of reflections on possible...

Findings: As in most developing countries, agriculture in Liberia is foundational to the country’s poverty alleviation efforts. Agriculture is the main source of livelihood in Liberia, employing nearly 50 percent...

To ensure that Europe’s rural areas continue to provide Europeans with food, homes, jobs and other services, the EU has developed a Rural toolkit. Thanks to this new tool...

Highlights: Smallholder farmers account for about 65% of forest conversion to farmlands in tropical Africa. The experiences of these farmers have often been neglected in forest policy...

Toolkit for policymakers to facilitate strategic conversations on the implications of digital transition for farmers and rural communities.